![]() ![]() He came from Scotland, son of a lighthouse builder. ![]() He was 27 years old, already a veteran traveller, and destined to go on travelling, ending his life in Samoa. RLS was suffering from a broken heart when he set out. No donkeys, but a lonely cow, with bell joined us for an hour one day. My companions were 13 walkers, guided by a professional tour leader, looked after by a wonderful tour manager. This route took us further south, crossing from East to West. Last week (May 2016) I travelled, in much more luxury but also on foot, from Ganges to Millau. ![]() They covered 120 miles together, travelling south from Le Monastier (near Le Puy) to St Jean du Gard. This is a mountainous area north of Montpelier. In the autumn of 1878 Robert Louis Stevenson set off with his donkey Modestine, spending 12 days travelling in the French region of the Cevennes. ![]()
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