Update as below. It might be a few days before I can internet access as we shall be ‘on the road for the next four days’.

THURSDAY 27 SEPTEMBER
We went to night prayer at Taize which was very moving. Again there were hundreds of young people there to take part in the third act of worship of the day. At the end of the ‘official’ part of the worship many of the young people stayed behind taking part in a vigil.

FRIDAY 28 SEPTEMBER
Wet again! Nevertheless we managed a good walk in the afternoon. Saw two dead adders on the road - at least they were dead!


SATURDAY 29 SEPTEMBER
Went out on the bikes which are included with the cottage. There are four bikes here: a man’s, woman’s, child’s and a young person’s mountain bike. Unfortunately for Jeremy, the man’s bike only had a chain in three bits and so he chose the mountain bike which was, of course, too small for him. We set off for Cluny 14 miles away along a special cycle track ‘Voie Vert’ which has been made from a disused railway track. We were happily pedalling along when Jeremy noticed that his back tyre was flat. Fortunately, we had remembered to take the puncture repair kit with us, and so we took off the tyre and inner tube only to find that it was the valve leaking. We took the cap off my bike and that seem to work, at least for 3 or 4 miles or so. Then, the saddle/seat began to hurt. It was a lady’s seat which Jeremy found most uncomfortable (I’m sure the blokes will know what I mean!). Finally, on the way home, his handlebars came off which didn’t help his steering. Anyway, 30 miles later we arrived back all in one piece at the cottage.

Whilst at Cluny, Jeremy was able to explore the Abbey which had done on Tuesday. In the evening, we had to clean the cottage ready for leaving in the morning. We will go to the Taize Eucharist in th e morning before setting off south towards the Pyranees.