irrie
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2023 Camino Portugues 2024 Via Francigena
Yesterday we left Mouthier Haute Pierre early because it would be a long steep stage (23,5 km with 849 height meters) with some difficult parts. So we rose early, had a good breakfast, packed extra water and discovered after a few 100 meters that the via francigena route was closed because of rockslides. There was a diversion but somehow we didn’t find it. We saw another route on our map and decided to take that route.
Wrong decision: the path was steep and very slippery with mud and stones and many trees blocked it. And below was a roaring river. It was really scary. The 2 kilometers took us 2 hours. We survived! When we arrived at the hydroelectric facility we saw the warning of very sudden flooding even in good weather. There were shelters along the route if there was a wash. We were tired, the weather was hot and the sign wasn’t reassuring so we decided to play it safe. We would walk to the nearest busstop at 7 kilometers where we would have to wait 2 hours for the bus.
When we arrived at the busshelter we found a cardboard sign with “Pontalier” on it. I am a 63 year old woman and for the first time in my life I would hitchhike! I stood elegantly with the sign at the road and the first car stopped immediately and guess what: it was the host of our apartment in Mouthier Haute Pierre we left that morning!! How is that possible? He took us to our hotel in Pontalier. The camino provides, also on the via francigena.
I found the detour: https://cms.ffrandonnee.fr/data/CR50/files/Topoguides/modification-trace-gr145.pdf
Wrong decision: the path was steep and very slippery with mud and stones and many trees blocked it. And below was a roaring river. It was really scary. The 2 kilometers took us 2 hours. We survived! When we arrived at the hydroelectric facility we saw the warning of very sudden flooding even in good weather. There were shelters along the route if there was a wash. We were tired, the weather was hot and the sign wasn’t reassuring so we decided to play it safe. We would walk to the nearest busstop at 7 kilometers where we would have to wait 2 hours for the bus.
When we arrived at the busshelter we found a cardboard sign with “Pontalier” on it. I am a 63 year old woman and for the first time in my life I would hitchhike! I stood elegantly with the sign at the road and the first car stopped immediately and guess what: it was the host of our apartment in Mouthier Haute Pierre we left that morning!! How is that possible? He took us to our hotel in Pontalier. The camino provides, also on the via francigena.
I found the detour: https://cms.ffrandonnee.fr/data/CR50/files/Topoguides/modification-trace-gr145.pdf
