Maggie: February hike to Abbaye de St Felix de Montceau

So where were all the other AWG hikers? 

 

It was a beautiful day, and a reasonably short and relatively easy walk in an area not too far from Montpellier, followed by a visit to the gardens of the Abbaye de St.Felix de Montceau.  Some signs along the trail provided geological information and history lessons, such as the fact that two of the reasons that the nuns left the Abbaye to move down to Gigean were the plague and the dangers during the Hundred Years War.  Looking inland, we could see the Pic St.Loup through the haze.  The other direction, we could see the oyster ponds, the "salins," and the Mediterranean.  Despite the haze, we could see as far as Aigues Mortes.

 

Fortunately two of Mariannick's friends joined us, making a grand total of four, which is disappointing, considering the fact that Mariannick does recce's for these walks, and has even rearranged her schedule to do the walks on days that will be convenient for other AWG members.

 I certainly hope that there will be more participation on these fun hikes in the future, because otherwise Mariannick might no longer agree to organize them.