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We start early it is very hot here at present and afternoon walking is unpleasant. This is a reverse trip across the network of rail and bus that we are slightly more expert at following than we were.
A café open on Sunday provides some breakfast and baguette for lunch.We follow attain line through an empty industrial estate.It would be much more interesting on a weekday.Some trucks are covered in street art. Soon we are alongside a river in a culvert which leads to an interesting area of defunct canal. A very early 17thC canal called Canal de Entreroches This was a fairly successful attempt to link the North sea ports of Holland with the Mediterranean. It carried wine and others goods for nearly 200 years before being superseded by railways which still pass in tunnels next to the defunct canal cutting. Showing again that pilgrim routes follow the easiest route from a to b.
We are soon out in open fields with another river flowing in deep leveed culvert on which recent work has taken place. Flooding in spring is serious here and might eat into the more than half of domestically produced food. We arrive in Orbe near the Co-op petrol station beloved by Tim and Ray. A climb in increasing heat the steps to the postern gate and the 13thC round tower which we have tokens to visit from the roman mosaic visit yesterday. A bogoff too tempting to resist. Excellent views of town and surrounding areas. The church in town is open too. Some excellent post war stained glass. The fifties must have been a good time for stained glass workers round Europe.
Home for a lazy afternoon in the shade.