5/17 - Anlhiac France - Town Ramble


To be fair, Anlhiac has 300 people living here and of those 300 I've only met a few. Still. Of those few. I must say, they can walk impressively long distances.

Today was the Town Ramble. A yearly event in which those that live here take a rocky and gorgeous stroll thru the country together. We meet at 9 am in the center of town. Then head into the woods. Then re-emerge 4 hours later. Grand total : 12 kilometers. The paper even took a picture. Somewhere tomorrow, there will be a happy group of French folks with my beard and sunglasses interrupting the back row.

After the walk, everyone has lunch together in what used to be the school. As we eat, a set of dark haired brothers patrol the dining room, weild plastic guns and execute tables full of grown-ups. They serve bowls of rice and macaroni salad. Pork. Sausage. More meat I don't really recognize. Then unveil such a smorgasbord of home made desserts that I can't help but stuff myself.