As each year in the middle of February, a hike is organised between Bourges and Sancerre, town well-known for its wine! This hike has two peculiarities: the distance to be covered of around 58 km and the departure given at ….midnight! That is to say that a great part of the hike takes place at night! In February the weather can be rainy, snowy, windy, cold the hike has never been cancelled. There are no constraints, and you can walk, run, stop when you like to eat or drink or … abandon! There are logistic places organised where you can find hot drink (hot wine if you like it…but be careful after that!), a bite to eat and… Red Cross people who treat mainly… blistered feet!
This year, there were around 1500 people taking part in the hike who live sometimes far from Bourges (a few foreigners too). People walk in tracks sometimes through vineyards but the landscape cannot be admired before seven A.M! The weather was rainy and the tracks muddy which is not very pleasant. But people come only as a challenge for themselves. The only aim is… to arrive. The first arrive around 5 A.M and the last around 5 P.M or more! You can find tfifteen-year-old teenagers or elders of eighty years old! It is a melting-pot as we say in… French. Some people have already done this hike thirty times!! They must be very fond of it!
People arrived soaked in Sancerre. They looked like ‘soaked dogs’ (French expression).
And you have to pay to take part! We are a little mad in Berry.
Claude.
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