Stage 13 Thursday 2 Oct: Arras to Hamelincourt (14km/8.7m)
Technically today was scheduled as a rest day but we decided to take some distance off the longer days coming up by walking a short day today, then treating ourselves to a steak lunch at a local restaurant. Lynn and I then further treated ourselves to a girls’ only coffee and cake.
The guidebook describes the landscape over coming days once out if the Arras urban areas as flat and advised that “fields now come in three sizes: vast, vaster and vastest.”
We started at Hamelincourt and walked back to Arras (ie backwards) for logistical purposes… (related to car parking!!! 🤨 no, I’m not over that grievance yet!)
Route direction ⬇️; our direction ⬆️In the Uber, heading to HamelincourtAnd we’re off…Vast…WindySome forestsLactarius lilacinusWith Dominique, at Chapelle Notre Dame de la SaletteStone outside the ChapelleThere were a number of cemeteries again today…Sunken Road cemetery was being tidied up by two workers from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. All of the cemeteries we’ve seen have been very well maintained, irrespective of size or location. Each cemetery has a Cemetery Register, providing information about those interred thereCommonwealth War Graves Commission vehicleInto Boisleux-Saint-Marc and this remote operated vehicle was busyVaster…Carrots being sampledInto Beaurains and the beginning of the urban areaBeaurains Road CemeteryReading the Cemetery RegisterThis chain of shops specialises in high end frozen produce/meals … and some of it looked great!An example, but there was a diverse array of meat, fish, vegetables, berries, prepared mealsOr you could just buy a 3min pizza from a vending machine.Into Place des Hèros again… our end point At lunch at “The Beefplace”Bavette Simmental with shallot sauceFillet de bouef with chimichurri sauce The guard puppy at the tillLynn and I went exploring… a cheese shop The cheese we selected for homeSome of the display at the Christian Duployez Salon de ThéMy pear and almond tartlet
Morocco Food Tour 