Day 17 - Romont to Vucherens 25 Kilometers

IAfter a decent night's sleep, we went to the kitchen to see what our meager breakfast was to be. We met the nun who welcomed us on the way into the kitchen and she took out some butter and left. We helped ourselves to the bread and some jam, cups of yogurt  in the 'fridge, and Ed made a cup of coffee for me. There was also two of the crossaint bread with filling left so we split one. We packed up and we're off to Romont, the city on the hill about a kilometer away. The cool morning was nice and we arrived promptly and found a cafe for an espresso and a pastry. Then we were off to see the sights in town, a large church, ramparts, a castle, and the tourist office who allowed us in their office before they were actually open to use their wifi as we needed to change some of our plans online. Leaving town we went the wrong way twice, adding to our day's mileage. The day was full of ups and downs, which we have come to expect and we passed through several small villages and stopped in a couple small chapels. Afternoon came fast and we knew we needed to find a store to pack our dinner as we are in a small village tonight at a private home. We found a store and snack, as well. We split a box of ice cream bars (three each) as that was the best deal. Also drank an elderberry and lemon soda. Strange but good. The afternoon walk started with an uphill swing that took us through an old village but immediately returned us to the valley river which was fairly shaded. We made some excellent time traversing that path. We eventuall made it to the village Vucherens, where we would stay the night. The place is owned by an artist and she has a very quaint place here for us. We packed a dinner from the last town and ate amongst her garden.