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| On the road at last |
We've finally grasped the nettle and shoved off on the big tandem ride to England.
Now two days and around 200 km in and it's so far, so good. We left Mortagne yesterday morning, just after a heavy rain shower and then had sun for pretty much the whole day. We holed up in a Formule 1 budget hotel for the night, which was cheap but right next to the motorway.
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| Corme Royal |
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| Joining the Velodyssey route near St Agnant |
Today, we had rain for 4 or 5 hours, which made for less fun riding, but the wind was from behind.
The cycle route is well marked, even if it varies widely in quality. We've had everything from smoothly paved off road track to unimproved muddy lane and even a section closed completely, making a detailed map essential equipment.
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| Chatelaillon plage |
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| Through La Rochelle |
Tonight we're treating ourselves to a more expensive but very nice chambre d'hote (
les trois J in Jard-sur-mer - highly recommended). The proprietors invited us in for aperetifs and filled us up with delicious snacks and no doubt the breakfast will be equally superb (it was, we even got home-baked cake packed for the road).
The forecast looks reasonable for tomorrow and we're feeling in good shape, though tired. 10 hours of sleep should do the trick. We'll add photos after we get back. Travelling light means having only the Kindle for blogging. Night night...
2 comments:
Now THAT sounds like fun. Unlike your harrowing boat passages, reading this made me wish I was right there with you.
The photo of you both riding is great. Captures the Jim and Sonja essence. Superb trip!
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