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[QUOTE="Rex, post: 1055213, member: 30442"] Just last week -- finished the 1st half of the VF from Canterbury to Saint Maurice. 40 days of walking and 561 miles. Tent isn't necessary unless you like camping out. Note: Wild camping is not allowed/forbidden in France, so you have to camp at approved sites along the way and the fees are not particularly cheap. I stayed with families along the old Voie Romaine and in several other places; stayed in convents and monasteries where I could and found quite cheap hotels on the outskirts of Reims and Saint Quentin. Hostels are quite inexpensive in Reims, Besancon, Pontarlier and Dampierre sur Salon. Toughest place to find rooms was on the day after Wisques and on the day I was in Laon. Both were influenced by a convention or another festival that could have be avoided had I known what to expect. Booking ahead a couple of days became my norm (which is much different than either the Camino Frances or Portuguese, in my previous experiences). The Confraternity of Pilgrims to Rome is a great resource (full disclosure, I am a member) with an exhaustive list of places one can stay along the route, and the list is updated continuously by members who are walking providing additional details and current information. Carried only a sleep sack and a couple of lightweight mylar sheets for those times when I needed cover a ratty old mattress (happened twice) and didn't want to sleep on the sheets provided. Planning to continue the trek, from Martigny to Rome, in late June 2023 (weather dependent on San Bernardo Pass opening date). Note: in 40 days of hiking I encountered 12(!) other pilgrims. This is a low number, but not abnormal according to my hosts on the old Roman Road (Voie Romaine). Tough hike, long distance and havoc wrought by pandemic are all factors. Lots of small villages have no services (boulangeries/groceries/bar-tabacs) all shuttered permanently, so plan carefully when you leave bigger cities and don't pass up an open store if you need water or fruit or bread. This was an epic journey and I can't wait to continue. Bon Chemin [/QUOTE]
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