Before I get to the updates for this, the seventh week I had stayed out in the oak woods of western Scotland back in 2010, I want you to consider the following question:
What were you doing on September the 14th this year?
How long ago does that feel to you? Perhaps, like here today in this corner of France, it feels a long time ago indeed, as rain and winter blanket all.
Now, consider how you would be feeling if you too had spent all that time alone, out in nature? Seems a long time, right? And I still had weeks to go.
Read more at the introduction, and see Week One, Week Two, Week Three, Week Four, Week Five, and Week Six, if you wish to catch up.
You can click on each of these Notes to read the full text and view any attached photographs, some of which might not show below. Likewise, there are two extra gallery posts this week, full of many images from days when I went for longer walks. Each is linked to in the respective Note.
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For now, there are still several more weeks of adventure to come.
Many thanks for reading.
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