I sometimes envy the Compostella pilgrims for having a well-defined route. But the uncertainty of route finding is stimulating and right now there is a decision to be made. Head up the Loire's lateral canal to Digoin and the canal that follows - still next to the Loire - to Roanne? Or do something different. Maybe I should have consulted, in a village just south of Decize.
About 80 km of canal towpath does not attract. I decide instead to keep on GR3 as it leaves the Loire at last and heads up into les Monts de la Madeleine, the top right corner of the Massif Central. We saw them in the distance from Decize. They beckon! Although, from the map, food and lodging look likely to be sparse. Mmm..
We becomes I again as Tina and Honi leave for Gap. Here they are hard at work on diary and postcards in Decize - after some serious walking of course!
Decize market produced some impressive asparagus.
And some storks that we saw in a hay field not far out of town.
Just before a stretch along the Loire again.
This is so nice to have a page for Decize on your blog. Thank you.
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