After my start today in Guèret I decided to follow the route my Garmin offered to the next destination. It was a nice an quiet road with occasionally a car. At least on Sunday it was a good choice. This destination was  Bénévent-l’Abbaye which is a genuine pilgrims town: The large eglise Saint-Barthélémy (the architect used the holy number for his construction, some hidden signs and  Celtic crosses)  and further monastery, tourists, historic buildings. From now on I will follow a cycle track ‘on old ways’ that started in Holland.
The route still is a series of ascends (5 km/h) and descends (40 km/h).
Near Mourioux-Vielleville two femake pilgrims walked on the road. I saw them again after my lunch on a hill. But they stayed to be the only pilgrims on this part.
There was a tough wind from south west and I felt a few raindrops, but more to the west I could see the grey of  heavy rain showers.
The huge bell tower of the church of Collégiale Saint-Leonard can be seen from a large distance. Escher could have used it in his etches, nice geometrical work. The church it self had been extended multiple times in the architecture of corresponding period.
After I left the church a woman asked if I had called her for the pilgrims dormitory. No that was not me and she had too look further to the pellerin disparu.
On the camping my Dutch neighbors asked me to join the meal they prepared.
Paul