marts 15, 2014 Live from the road

Gordes - Salernes

Reported by Tom McGuire 127.0 km

Morning in the isolated and silent hillsides around the Abby close to where we stayed the night...

Our sleeping quarters were far from the turmoil of the world

Making our way back to the busier roads where our journey must continue...

Running near the towns of Apt and Cereste

Here we are in Manosque...

...feeling the good French vibes after a pleasant morning's run

In Manosque we were received by city representatives and community leaders who offered us a buffet of delicious cheese sandwiches and boissons (drinks)

They also brought along some children who were eager to do some Saturday afternoon running

We were also joined by some cyclists

Introducing ourselves and where we come from...there are team members here from as far afield as Mexico and New Zealand

Merci beaucoup, Manosque!

And we were off!

In the countryside we met a cyclist named Stephan who was out for his weekend ride. He paused a while to find out what we were up to

Theresa carries the torch down the historic streets of Lou Pardigaou

Running through the south of France with its charming villages and beautiful countryside has been a great privilege and it will be hard for us to say goodbye...

Torch carried by
Barbora Tabackova (Slovakia), Dipavajan Renner (Austria), Irena Majerová (Czech Republic), Keyarie Salvi (France), Marc Schrader (Germany), Mena Seguy (France), Mukunja Cousin (France), Natalia Soldatova (Russia), Nitramati Grosjean (France), Padmasini Guillet (France), Tereza Přecechtělová (Czech Republic), Thomas Strohn (Germany), Tom McGuire (New Zealand), Uhaina Maya (Mexico), Vladimir Salnikov (Moldova).  
Photographers
Dipavajan Renner, Vladimir Salnikov
The torch has travelled 127.0 km from Gordes to Salernes.

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