Peace Walk

Bains-les-Bains -> Mirecourt --> Poussay -> Nancy -> Frouard --> Marbache -> Rosieres-en-Haye (?) -> Appremont-la-Foret I had my first dream! Even though it wasn't a very nice one and I woke up during the night a few times, the morning started with a hope that today is the day when I finally reach Saint-Mihiel and finally start walking with that stupidly heavy bagpack (but, hey, I wanted to feel what these guys felt, right..? So walking with a 30+kg backpack is the way to do it, right..?). I hoped to reach Saint-Mihiel by afternoon (that's called "being overly optimistic". Or "having foolish hopes"). The day started nice. Cows and sunrise were the first things I saw after opening my tent. Despite the heavy dream, a perfect place to sleep indeed. I ate the second half of the can that I started yesterday before sleep (that was the drill), packed my things and went to the road. It was starting to get frustrating - how can I man...

A day with not so much First World War but with a lot of living ones. The approximate route: Pfetterhouse -> Rechesy -> Delle -> Belfort -> Frahier-et-Chatebier? -> Saint-Sauveur (Luxeuil-les-Bains) -> Fontaine-les-Luxeuil -> somewhere at a crossroad -> Bains-les-Bains. The Harvard map of the trenches had a big star indicating an important battlefield at Saint-Mihiel so I decided to went straight there to try to win some time. The plan was to reach Saint-Mihiel today but that didn't happened... But everything from the start... The day started at the fish pond that grew to be like second home to me after spending three nights there (sleeping next to water is great because you can wash yourself and your clothes). I packed my stuff, put the knee supports and walked to the end of Pfetterhouse where I started to hitch-hike to Belfort (decided that splitting the road and choosing bigger and possibly more well known towns would give me higher...

According to the initial plan I had back at home, I should have walked 105 km already. That's not how it went. The slow start is frustrating (especially because of the lost day) but without it, I wouldn't have been able to meet some incredible people. I spend the night at the fish pond again. Sleeping next to the cows and jumping fishes was a pleasure. Animals in the forest right next to me weren't sleeping for quite some time too. It was very nice to feel so much life around me (even though based on the cries I head coming from the forest, somebodies life just ended so the others would continue...). Day started with no water and a big thirst. I finished half of the chicken can I started yesterday before sleep, packed everything and walked to a house to ask for some water (this was one sentence I asked my sister to write me in French). After that - back to the Zero kilometre circuit. The railway bridge - a small deja vu . But this time I took a while to have a g...