Montbonnet to monistrol d’allier

Distance walked: 15 kms

Steps: 34163

The day started off well despite having no sleep the previous evening. My ankle felt good and I managed to keep up with the others.

We wandered through fields of poppies, stopping every 5 mins trying to capture the perfect photo on our phones. They turned out crap.

Then we entered the forest of doom where we were viciously attacked. Swarms of mozzies came at us from all directions, biting, weaving, and sucking on our blood.

Thankfully Susan had some repellent and we came out of it reasonably unscathed.

In the afternoon it all went downhill, literally. Steep, rocky, and upsetting to my ankle. It was a stunning days walk though, and the best part was having a beer at the end.

My sisters are planning to walk 24 kms tomorrow, but Mike and I have decided on a shorter day.

We stayed and gite where we enjoyed an amazing dinner with the other walkers and the hosts.