Cheese and pickle

A quick coffee this morning as we had decided to head out for a walk. It was a little bit overcast, so not too hot. I’d packed us a little picnic, including cheese and pickle baguette, which always seems to be a favourite of ours when walking. Plenty of water and a flask of coffee, and we were ready to go.

We were heading for the Forêt du Temple, near to the lake. I hadn’t exactly mapped the walk out, it was going to be a bit free form, however we knew where we were heading for. We parked up and went to look at a couple of walks displayed on a nearby information board, we decided that we would combine the two, why not? So we set off heading through the forest, following a well defined path.

The first part had a number of information boards sharing details about the area and how it had been used at the time of the Templars. This is actually a separate walk, one which we shall do fully on another day. Our route then left the Templars walk and opened out into some beautiful, well managed woodland, where the wildflowers were looking particularly gorgeous and very vibrant in the dappled sunshine.

It was all so beautiful, but nothing compared to what awaited us…