Beautiful one day perfect the
next - 12 to 27 deg bright and sunny. Side or slightly tail oriented wind today
meant for an easy day.
The day went exceptionally well, up at 0600h, morning routine of stretching, coffee, shave etc, brekky done and on the road by 0730h. You’ve got to love cycling in France, for a start they have no problem with you keeping your bike in your room, you can load your panniers and handlebar bag in the room, wheel it into the lift and ride away immediately onto a great off-road cycle path. Although there was peak hour traffic, everyone is very patient and courteous.
Our ride today was fairly rural, we spent most of the time zooming along the top of levee banks on a billiard table smooth path, looking down on very peaceful villages, market gardens, corn fields, asparagus patches and nuclear power stations. Although we saw a couple of nice castles, they were relatively small and unspectacular. We agreed that it was still one of our best days regardless.
The standout villages were Jargeau, (a place I’d gladly call home) and Sully-sur-Loire, where we purchased lunch from the Monday fresh food market; chilli con carne for me, chicken and potatoes for Bob, with some fresh grain bread from the bakery across the road. A brilliant cup of coffee was taken earlier at Châteauneuf-sur-Loire, which had a pretty specky bridge and a lovely view down the Loire. Gien was a bit dull and grey for my liking and I was glad that we had picked Briaire to stay at for two nights.
Arrived at the Pont Canal (canal bridge) Briare, about 100m from our motel at 1540h. We decided to try the restaurant attached to the motel for dinner; the menu was very French. Not too fancy, just the way I like it. Walked it off along the canal and back.
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