Bob from L.A. !
Veteran Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Francis 2012, 2014, 2016. Camino Norte 2018
I am currently in La Fere France while walking from Canterbury to Rome.
Two days ago I was in Peronne and stopped in a bakery for a morning coffee. The owner/barista commented on my backpack, asking if I was walking through France to Switzerland. I told him I was, took my coffee and found a table.
Several minutes later he poured himself a coffee and came and sat at my table. We talked briefly about local things then he asked if I was walking through the agricultural/farm backroads in France
I told I was when conditions allowed.
He then cautioned me to not touch, pick up or step on any unusual items. He went on to explain through the years farm machinery has unearth a number of unexploded munitions from World Wars 1&2 in the region, and several farmers have been severely injured.
I thanked him and left bearing these cautions in mind.
I later Googled; "Zone Rouge France" and found the mapping of areas to be aware of when walking through the region.
I worked on this trip planning for a year and this topic never surfaced.
Two days ago I was in Peronne and stopped in a bakery for a morning coffee. The owner/barista commented on my backpack, asking if I was walking through France to Switzerland. I told him I was, took my coffee and found a table.
Several minutes later he poured himself a coffee and came and sat at my table. We talked briefly about local things then he asked if I was walking through the agricultural/farm backroads in France
I told I was when conditions allowed.
He then cautioned me to not touch, pick up or step on any unusual items. He went on to explain through the years farm machinery has unearth a number of unexploded munitions from World Wars 1&2 in the region, and several farmers have been severely injured.
I thanked him and left bearing these cautions in mind.
I later Googled; "Zone Rouge France" and found the mapping of areas to be aware of when walking through the region.
I worked on this trip planning for a year and this topic never surfaced.