Lin Sue and Bill trek from Ferte St. Cyr to Chambord

Destination: Le Grand St Michel, 103 Place St. Michel, Chambord

Breakfast and farewells were very warm. The workmen wished us a good journey. The inn keeper was driving our luggage personally to Chambord for us. We took photos and shook hands and headed off to the town's single grocery shop and butcher.

We waited for the grocer to scrupulously update his credit book/tab for the customer ahead of us. The shelves were stocked primarily with pasta and thw makings of various desserts. Interesting. As we picked up mini quiches from the butcher, we were asked whether we were on vacation and where we were headed. It was very nice that people seemed actually interested.

The walk was comparatively short - approximately 4.5 hours or 15 km. We walked through the woods of the Chambord estate. Most of it is a nature perserve and is known for it's annual deer and wild boar hunts. They don't actually kill the deer but capture them and release them in other areas where the population is low. The boar, with a 100 percent population growth, don't get relocated.

Walking up to Chambord chateau was magnificent. The hotel was right in front of the chateau
http://www.chambord.org/