It's always wonderful to cross a river using these huge blocks of stone placed in a line. When you know that at the time, they didn't have a construction machine like they do now.

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Paul Carnet-Pantiez

August 15, 2025

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Another ford with large blocks of sandstone, impressive what imagination our ancestors had for crossing rivers.

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Sebastien

August 23, 2025

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super nice corner

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