Guînes was a nice stop after a long day of walking. \240The village information office was helpful in assisting me with making phone calls for accommodations for the next two nights. \240The stay over here is in a home just a block away.

Dropped my pack off; the accommodation is a wee sketchy but the owner is very nice. Waked through the village but not much was opened on this Monday.

I stopped at the one-room billiard pub across the street from where I’m staying. The elderly proprietor and three of his pals were the only people there; they were playing some unusual billiards game ( no pockets on the table). \240Well, humility, a story about walking to Rome, and an occasional “viva Le France” gets a guy free glass of beer to drink. \240And that guy is me! Then found a restaurant that was opened - Oh my! \240Google translate is superb and I’m using it a lot. \240Spell check not so good … the word “terrific” auto spell checks to the word “terrible”, then translates to French. \240French rstaurant folks are just overly sensitive! 😲 \240😀😀

Very tepid shower this morning. Brr. Cafe au lait and a baguette for breakfast. \240The temperature increased mid-day and walking up a water shed pass into the Arras valley was hot. \240Finally changed into shorts. \240The trek is over a stone Roman road as I’m told. \240Clocked 23 miles.

The accommodations tonight is the home of an 80 year old woman. \240She is VERY gracious and hospitable - again using Google translate. \240She greeted me with water, and insisted I remove my shoes. She knows what a pilgrim needs. \240Then a simple home cooked dinner.

Tomorrow may be a long one …