Well here we are starting a new journey.

This time we are planing to stay overnight at Guines and the first part of the journey will take us to Landrethun-Le-Nord which is situated about 15 km away from Wissant.

After leaving the tourist centre armed with our maps and information we found that we could not find our way out of the village, however always there is a Good Samaritan that points you in the right direction, so we left the village and advanced towards our destination.

The way was delightful and the blue sky was promising a lovely warm day. The fields showed radiant yellows and greens plus white portions that were ready to receive the seeds.These white fields were obviously rich in calcium carbonate.

We looked back and in the distance we could see the houses of Wissant disappearing on the horizon adding a charming note to the already enchanting surroundings. We climbed the Mont du Couple that offered to the Pilgrim the panoramic view of the Cote d’Opal and Monts du Boulonnais.

At the Mont  du Couple. We met a lovely old couple from Belgium that were in France for a break and also an engineer who had been in Melbourne for business. He works with a company that supplies parts for trams.

We continued the hike and we could see the Bois de l’Abbey (woods). Apparently from September to March is the hunting season and pilgrims are advised to not enter the woods. We did not enter the woods anyway as it was starting to get really cold so we continued to Landrethun-le-Nord where we stopped at the Maire (Town Hall) to get a stamp for our Pilgram Record book.

From there we went to Guines where we had serious issues to find our accommodation which we had booked while still in Calais. By that time what had started out as an amazingly sunny day had become a cold and windy day and it looked like it would rain.

We were going in circles trying to find Le Sophora without success, so we entered the Pharmacy and a lady there indicated where the place was and our problem was solved. We arrived at Le Sophora and a lovely lady was our hostess. The business was run by a very nice and generous family. They really made us feel welcome. Unfortunately they did not provide dinner so we walked to the super market bought little bits and pieces and went back to the house and had our dinner.

The next morning they provided a nice breakfast of croissants and coffee plus cheeses and marmalade and jam. We said goodbye and continued our way looking forward to new adventures.