Day 37 – St-Jean-de-Losne to Osselle (72 kms): Whizzy Guy, A Snake, and an Obedient Dog

Tuesday July 12, 2022, 72 km (45 miles) – Total so far: 1,307 km (812 miles) We left camp at 9am and started the day riding alongside the river. We saw a lady walking her dog …

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Day 36 – Gergy to St-Jean-de-Losne (58 kms): Rain, No Signs, and an Otter

Monday July 11, 2022, 58 km (36 miles) – Total so far: 1,235 km (767 miles) Despite the torrential downpour the previous evening we managed to pack up a dry tent and were away before ten. …

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Day 35 – Montceau-les-Mines to Gergy (71 kms): A Day of Reflections

Sunday July 10, 2022, 71 km (44 miles) – Total so far: 1,177 km (731 miles) We had a nice relaxing start to the day in our hotel room. We had the hotel breakfast but kinda …

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Day 34 – Paray-le-Monial to Montceau-les-Mines (46 kms)

Saturday July 9, 2022, 46 km (29 miles) – Total so far: 1,106 km (687 miles) Our tent this morning was saturated and it wasn’t from the rain. Condensation had formed on the inside as the …

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Day 33 – Bourbon-Lancy to Paray-le-Monial (50 kms)

Friday July 8, 2022, 50 km (31 miles) – Total so far: 1,060 km (659 miles) It was not a great start to the day. Yesterday we arrived at camp cold and wet and didn’t venture …

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Day 32 – Decize to Bourbon-Lancy (50 kms): The Rain Finally Got Us!

Thursday July 7, 2022, 50 km (31 miles) – Total so far: 1,010 km (628 miles) Today we hit 1009 kms for the trip so far so we celebrated by having an ice cream. Last evening …

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Day 31 – Nevers to Decize (38 kms): A Swan Attacked a Boat.

Wednesday July 6, 2022, 38 km (24 miles) – Total so far: 960 km (597 miles) What a wonderful day it was today. We woke up in Nevers after a great nights sleep. We’d put our …

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Day 30 – Saint Satur to Nevers (57 kms)

Tuesday July 5, 2022, 57 km (35 miles) – Total so far: 922 km (573 miles) We cycled 56 kms today and hardly noticed it. The weather is sunny and warm again and I’ve been wearing …

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Day 27 – Sully-sur-Loire to Chatillon-Sur-Loire (47kms): The Rain Finally Came

Saturday July 2, 2022, 47 km (29 miles) – Total so far: 825 km (513 miles) It was cooler today and so much easier to cycle. We did 50km and could easily have done more, whereas …

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Day 26 – Rest Day in Sully-Sur-Loire

Friday July 1, 2022 We had a lazy morning then visited the chateau in town. The inside of the chateau had been dressed like the olden days and we imagined living there in those times, …

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