Day 273 18th April
34 miles (Sampigny to Jaulny) Average speed 9.5 mph Top speed 28 mph
I left my wild camp by the river and set off towards Marbotte where I found a church which had memorials to the many dead of WW1, who had perished in the fighting in the Agremont Forest and were brought here for burial.
There is a large war graves cemetery and stained glass windows commemorating 30,000 who died in the Bois d’Ailly and Agremont Forest together with local heroes.
An impressive and thought provoking visit.
I rode on through the forest to approach Thiaucourt-Regneville near to Jaulny where there is a German war graves cemetery. It was a day for memorials.
Arrived in Jaulny and found the campsite, (hooray! this one was open!) where I set up and then watched the sunset with a deserved beer.
Camping de la Pelouse 12.20€