All started out well as I left St-Gilles. The way seemed well way-marked (there are 3 GR that converge there) and I passed by lovely vineyards, orchards and olive groves. Two hours later I found myself in St Gilles again! I must have missed a trail marker! I took to the road the second time not wanting to repeat my 8 km mistake, found the GR markers again, and ran into a Belgian walker who had also lost an hour walking the wrong direction, but whose mistake was different from mine. I have the MMDD and the Lepère guides, but think the Topo Guide is best in this type of situation.
At any rate, I finally arrived in Vauvert!
Vauvert was once known as "Posquières", or the "place of wells," was first mentioned about 810 AD, a small village that grew up around a frequently besieged castle. During the Middle Ages separate communities of Christians and Jews were created and during the 12th century the rabbinical school there was apparently an important school of Jewish teaching. In the 13th century the Christian church of Notre-Dame du Val-Vert gained considerable importance when visited by a number of reigning monarchs and the town's name was eventually changed from its former name to "Vauvert".
Today it proved to be a good-sized town with numerous eating possibilities, and good grocery stores, and a tourist office with free wifi.
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| I bought dinner supplies at a large supermarket |
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| And I had a lovely breakfast on Mme Dasse's patio |
"For we walk by faith, not by sight." 2 Corinthians 5:7
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