Saturday
I feel like weekends here should be the most exciting times, but so far they haven’t been. I end up spending about 72 hours completely alone with the exception of an hour or two for Facetime calls. Though I certainly appreciate the time to rest, confinement makes me wish that I had a friend here to sit and chat with. It can be really difficult and isolating to know that for the majority of your day, no one that you know or care for is even awake.
I did want to do something special with my last hour of outside time in Crémieu. The sky was absolutely stunning, so I hiked up Mt. Hippolytes to the ramparts to take some pictures. I listened to a podcast about COVID and then one about election results while I hiked. There were beautiful, soft leaves underfoot and little birds overhead.
I wanted to walk outside of the back of the ramparts and around to the front in a new area I hadn’t seen before, but much to my surprise I discovered they sat on the edge of a cliff! Not really an option to hike around the back! There was an absolutely breathtaking view of the valley though and I stood to enjoy it for a few minutes.
I walked back in and through to the front to capture a picture of the rolling countryside beyond the little village.
I headed back down the trail as my hour ran out.
I spent the rest of the day contemplating essays and watching bad TV. I did finally get my cookies from the store which was great.
Mary-Est-En-France 