The best of intentions but the wrong clothing.

Pauline and I headed over to Le Grand Pressigny on Saturday morning to participate in the walk for 'Octobre Rose'. We went under the cover of my large golfing umbrella to combat the inclement weather. After visiting some of the stalls and signing up for the 6 km walk the weather had improved somewhat and the brolly became more of a hindrance with the wind so I decided to return it to the car and don a cap for protection. Big mistake, no sooner had I returned when we were hit by a deluge that soaked me through my inappropriate clothing.

We decided to to walk anyway but as the rain continued we called a halt as we plodded along Grande Rue. We consoled ourselves with the fact we had made a commitment of sorts and had donated to the very worthwhile cause. 

As Billy Connolly once wisely said  "There's no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothing.”

The "four banal"

 

One of the interesting features of the 'Octobre Rose' walks on Saturday was the firing up and baking at the 'four banal' which was the communal oven used during the Middle Ages. It allowed local inhabitants to bake their bread by paying a tax to the lord, who owned the oven.  

The result was a tasty small bread roll for the walkers.

How lucky were we...

When you consider the weather today we were so lucky yesterday for the walk for 'Octobre Rose' around Le Grand-Pressigny, a beautiful day under a blue sky. The organisers have to be congratulated for the great effort in dressing the village and supervising the walks. I am sure a lot of money was raised for such a good cause.

Le Grand-Pressigny a village in the pink for a good cause.

 

Dressed in pink for 'Octobre Rose'.