Maggie: hiking the parcourse in the Domaine Saint Sauveur

What a month !  Wellness Day at the beginning, and now a “parcours de santé” (Fitness Trail) on the hike.  I wonder what the Garden Group outing to see medicinal plants next week holds in store for us.

 

Today the weather was gorgeous for a walk that was up and down, and up and down, and then up and down again, before once more (or maybe it was twice or even four times) going up and down the looping trails in the Domaine Saint Sauveur, near the high school in St. Clément-de-Rivière.  

Mariannick with GPS and map in hand

It was only 7 or 8km, and meant to take about two hours, but we stopped for photo op’s at a couple of the pieces of equipment along the parcours sportif (I obviously have a few kilos to lose before I can compete with Mariannick and our newest AWG member, Hannah, leaping over the hurdles), and then for our picnic near the Source du Lez, so it took us a little over three hours, but they were totally enjoyable.  

The wild thyme and rosemary were in bloom, as was the beautiful grémil ligneux .

 We found a stand of trees that appeared to have been gnawed at, and since all three of us had been at the Book Group discussion of State of Wonder last Friday, we wondered if there were Amazonian Lakashi in the vicinity.  The damaged bark was above the level for wild boars, and closer examination showed resin, which could be scraped away, so perhaps it was just a case of tapping, as in the Landes de Gascogne, and, to a lesser extent, in Provence.

All in all, a really fun day.  Thanks to Mariannick for organizing.

Hannah and Mariannick