One night recently, while the MacC family was on Summer vacation at the shore, baby P was wakeful and vocal and Dadda D very kindly took him out to the living room to allow Mamma G to sleep a little (thanks, honey). Dadda D spent some time surfing the cable channels, a novelty as we don't have cable at home. He stumbled across a History Channel show about an out-there theory that the Knights Templar had visited New England in the 14th century, leaving an incised stone in Westford, MA, a neighbouring town to ours.
Seriously, read the link, there's folks out there who buy this kind of stuff!
Well, Aveyron just happens to be in Templar Country, as well as near the heart of where the Cathars flourished, were persecuted and eventually wiped out by the Catholic Church. In the wake of 'The DaVinci Code' and other books, these groups and their history have been popularized. We can't wait to explore Cathar strongholds and see where the Templars lived and worked in Aveyron. We're hoping that, along with the draw of the fantastic natural beauty of this place, the alluring history of these peoples will draw visitors to our business and Aveyron. Maybe we ought to start an online book club, reading books about- and set-in Aveyron?
Now, fantasy aside, we like the idea that we're travelling back along the footsteps of the Westford Knight, back to Aveyron.
G
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