It's a problem, taking your dog on vacation when you are on your own, especially a dog like mine, a springer spaniel, that needs exercise every day. Can't leave him in the car if it's hot, don't want to leave him in the accommodation too long, so just have to find some nice walks and enjoy the countryside. I spent more time hiking than I would have wished though.
I saw this monument during a 8km walk around Coly-St-Amand and went to investigate. It wasn't mentioned in the guidebook. Turned out it was a memorial to two men of the Resistance, tortured and killed by firing squad in this isolated place in the forest. The obscured plaque below gives some detail. The elder man was the baker at Coly, the younger man a farm worker. Saddest thing of all, they were betrayed by an informer.
I feel I ought to give the victims' names. They were Georges Lanoix and Hector Frizon.
Interesting find, and so sad…. I know exactly what you are talking about; we pretty much take the dog on all our travels lately as he is getting older and we hate to board him. It definitely causes us to gear our activities to his needs.
Wonderful to have your best friend with you, even it’s a bit tricky.