Our original itinerary had us going from Jougne to Yverdon les Baines but that would have pulled us 10 km off the Francigena trail so late Sunday we decided to scrap it, made a reservation in Orbe and arranged for luggage transfer to the new destination. .
We left Jugne early Sunday morning with the sounds of LaLaLand, the last song played at the Bastille Day party the night before, swirling in our heads. Stopped at the Boulangerie for our daily provisions (2 ham and cheese sandwiches and 2 bottles of water) and walked down the river Orbe. We walked 17 miles along the Orbe gorge. It was a dramatic walk through tunnels carved into the limestone, rushing waterfalls and cool pools of still water. At some point we crossed from France into Switzerland. National borders do not manifest in nature. A dad was walking the dog with his 3 children. “Est ce la frontier?”, Paula asked. One of the kids answered “Yes that is Switzerland.”
Walking the Via Francigena 
looks very beautiful and interesting. You are getting to know the terrain like no one else. The tunnels are intriguing.
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Aurevoir France. The road ahead should be more challenging, but you’ve got lots of practice and you shouldn’t have stifling heat to keep you awake at night. Watch your step.
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