VIA FRANCIGENA | Day 12

Laon to Cormicy, 38.8 km

Had the best night sleep, a hearty breakfast and I was out the door by 7:30 on a cloudy, cold, Sunday morning. A few businesses were open, including a vending machine with local produce. I helped myself to the freshest apple I've had in my life at Cheret.

I picked a red flower and stumbled into the first working water fountain on the trip. It was a good day, but it was also one of those days... I got a little rained on but nothing serious.

More war memorials.

I took a shortcut through a field before reaching Buconville. I made myself a sandwich and air-dried my clothes at the park. An old-timer invited me for a beer when everything took a turn for the worst… again!

I realized too late I’d booked the hotel in a town 110 km away and now I had no place to stay. Town after town it was more of the same — close business and hotels.

With no place to stay, I camped at a vineyard in a town 39 km from Laon.

Daily Cost Breakdown

€60.30 Botched Hotel

Food from supermarket supplies

Wild Camping

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€60.30 Total

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Today's stage broken down with the help of Google Earth.