Thursday June 30, 2022, 51 km (32 miles) – Total so far: 5,878 km (3,652 miles) It was a very warm day today, not quite hot. The roads were smooth and mostly easy to follow until …
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Day 24 – Muides-sur-Loire to Orleans (41 kms)
Wednesday June 29, 2022, 41 km (25 miles) – Total so far: 5,827 km (3,621 miles) The previous evening we went to bed early (9.30pm) and the band playing next to the campground rocked us to …
Continue readingDay 23 – Chaumont-sur-Loire to Muides-sur-Loire (36 kms)
Tuesday June 28, 2022, 36 km (22 miles) – Total so far: 5,786 km (3,595 miles) Just 36 kms again today as there is no other camping for another 43 kms. We had another torrential downpour …
Continue readingDay 22 – Amboise to Chaumont-sur-Loire (25 kms)
Monday June 27, 2022, 25 km (16 miles) – Total so far: 5,750 km (3,573 miles) We had a slow start to the day. We had tea, followed by coffee, followed by muesli, followed by waiting …
Continue readingDay 21 – Tours to Amboise (29 kms): Where did the day go?
Sunday June 26, 2022, 29 km (18 miles) – Total so far: 5,725 km (3,557 miles) A short ride of only 29 kms. But it still took us 6 hours. We left our hotel in Tours …
Continue readingDay 20 – Tour of Tours
Saturday June 25, 2022 We started our tour of Tours at 8.30 and it is getting quite warm already. Our first port of call is the Cathedral which is situated at the end of the …
Continue readingDay 19 – Savonnierres to Tours (17 kms)
Friday June 24, 2022, 17 km (11 miles) – Total so far: 5,696 km (3,539 miles) Not such an early start today, as only a short ride into Tours. Again the route was mainly flat through …
Continue readingDay 18 – Candes-St-Martin to Savonnierres (51 kms)
Thursday June 23, 2022, 51 km (32 miles) – Total so far: 5,679 km (3,529 miles) We left our lovely little camp and were on the road by 8.30am. The reason we managed to get away …
Continue readingDay 17 – Gennes to Candes-St-Martin (38 kms): It’s hot
Wednesday June 22, 2022, 5,138 km (3,193 miles) – Total so far: 5,628 km (3,497 miles) It’s 9pm and it’s finally cooled down enough to write a blog, although it’s still about 28 degrees. We got …
Continue readingDay 16 – Angers to Gennes (46 kms): Where do we go from here?
Tuesday June 21, 2022, 46 km (29 miles) – Total so far: 490 km (304 miles) We had two nice rest days in Angers, although walking 12 kms a day is hardly a rest. we visited …
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