Learn some French...even a little Bonjour or merci will go down very well with the French..
and they respect you for trying.
Get fit before you go on the walk -plenty of walking each day is better than a walk a short time before your travel date.
Take good walking boots/shoes. Must be well worn in or you face plenty of blisters.
On the walk ,check with each lockkeeper (if one is about) at which side of the Canal you should be walking? Sounds silly -but not when a path stops abruptly on one side and there is no bridge in sight and you have to walk back.........not pretty.
Best time to walk is May/June or September. July & Aug are too hot & crowded (French hols).
The biking book by Philippe Calas is very good for planning, even for walking.
and they respect you for trying.
Get fit before you go on the walk -plenty of walking each day is better than a walk a short time before your travel date.
Take good walking boots/shoes. Must be well worn in or you face plenty of blisters.
On the walk ,check with each lockkeeper (if one is about) at which side of the Canal you should be walking? Sounds silly -but not when a path stops abruptly on one side and there is no bridge in sight and you have to walk back.........not pretty.
Best time to walk is May/June or September. July & Aug are too hot & crowded (French hols).
The biking book by Philippe Calas is very good for planning, even for walking.
