Had a wonderful B&B stay last night in Marcheprime at La Maison de Caroline that ended with a scrumptious breakfast and a group photo this morning with Caroline and Stephane in the back and Emilie and Julie in the front. We had great discussions last night, all in English, over a delicious dinner with a good rosé wine. This morning I opted to take the first 11-km (6.9 mi) leg to Biganos with the train to keep the total distance down. Then I walked the second leg 22.6 km (14.1 mi) on a very boring straight road with an enormous amount of vacation traffic. That's to be expected when you're on the coast. The dual picture gave me confidence that I was on the right path. Pilgrims get such a warm feeling seeing those signs.
My first stop at Sanguinet was the Office de Tourisme which issued me a key to the local Refuge Jacquaire right next to the church (and the bell!!) and made another Refuge arrangement for tomorrow evening. You can imagine the many steps down from a B&B to a Refuge Jacquaire both in quality and price. The picture of the church also attests to the traffic.
