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 about 10am and took our time, it was a nice cycle ride alongside the river for most of the day.

After a while we headed inland a bit and cycled through vineyards and fields of wheat.

It’s a Sunday and everything is closed so we were pleased to find a little cafe open at lunchtime for a snack and a drink.

In the afternoon we passed a quirky little place which looked like a shelter for walker and cyclists. It had table and chairs and was decorated real neat. I’ll put some photos below.

Apart from that, I’m not sure how it took us so long to go only 30 kms.

We arrived in the town of Amboise and we’re struck by the magnificence of the chateau. Our campsite is on an island and I just found out my sister lived on this island for a few weeks when she was picking apples.

Thunder is rumbling all around us and we’ve already had a couple of showers. We have our tarp set up so we can sit under it.

After a stroll around the quirky town with wonky medieval buildings, we went for dinner at the restaurant next to the campground.

It was about mid 30s today, and the rain has turned the place into a sauna. Almost cool enough to go to bed. Almost.

Just before bedtime the storms came. I was sitting under our tarp watching the spectacular thunder and lightning display when it suddenly collapsed over me.

I dried myself off and crawled into bed, the rain pelting down and flashes of lightning illuminating our tent.

Finally the storms moved away and I could hear them rumbling in the distance. Then the rain stopped and I finally got to sleep after midnight.

You can follow our journey on YouTube here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAP03_iOV9QrtahRxRPBTVB9ZTNOmdizn

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