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Good plan! Back to the barefoot stream crossings ... when you're ready.
2 years agoThanks, Bob - both for identifying this and for pointing me to a reference I haven’t come across before.
2 years agoThanks, Polly. A covered cross! I’d never seen a structure like this, and now I see why.
2 years agoThe Gothic Oratoire Croix Ouverte is a triangular open chapel that shelters a Cross.
Built in the late 14th century, it is one of 4 remaining, all located in the south of France.
Legend has it that it replaces a modest chapel that temporarily sheltered the remains of King St. Louis who died of the plague off the coast of Tunis during the 8th Crusade.
It was listed Historical Monument in 1904.
Source: https://www.travelfranceonline.com/beaucaire-medieval-castle-town-and-fair/
Well done! I knew I could count on someone coming through. I was hoping for a bit more precision than that though.
2 years agoA reasonable request, but I think we’ve exceeded what was strictly required this time. We’ll try to dial it down for a while.
2 years agoWell, almost. Very happy non-campers, to be precise.
2 years agoAnother great story! Here's to the new derailleur!
2 years agoI vote for just enough adversity to keep Team Anderson on their toes and us readers on the edges of our seats.
2 years agoI think the Garmin Gremlins were just messing with you.
They took it away, used it for a few adventures, and then quietly snuck it back.
Weirdo duck? Nothing in wiki images seems to fit. And nothing in wikipedia list of birds for France seems to fit. And nothing else seems to fit... Maybe a cross-breed, or something that blew in on a storm?
2 years agoIt's the 'Croix couverte de Beaucaire': Prof Wikipedia tells me that it's a C14th monument, perhaps marking a spot where the bones of St Louis rested en route to ... somewhere (that info not provided by wikipedia!)
2 years agoWow - look at the iridescent color in the body!
2 years agoAll sounds well. Sounds like you are two very happy campers now
2 years ago
The human on wheels definitely gives this shot added dimension .. and spice!
2 years ago