Day 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 …

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Day 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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Day 15 – Second Rest Day in Angers: We need more stuff.

Monday June 20, 2022 Today really was a rest day, well nearly. We did cycle 7km to Decathlon to buy a few more things. Yes we have 6 panniers between us full of stuff, but …

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Day 14 – Rest Days in Angers

Sunday June 19, 2022 Lazy start to the day? We are still up before 7.00 drinking tea before breakfast and before heading off for a walk into Angers to see the old town. At least …

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Day 13 – Domain de la Court to Angers (51 kms)

Saturday June 18, 2022, 51 km (32 miles) – Total so far: 444 km (276 miles) We had a wonderful nights rest at the chambre d’ote and in the morning they gave us breakfast. It was …

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Day 12 – La Selle-Guerchaise to Domaine de la Court (52 kms)

Friday June 17, 2022, 52 km (32 miles) – Total so far: 393 km (244 miles) Due to the frogs partying and the church bells donging, we had a late start today, getting away about 10.30am. …

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Night 11 – The Frogs know how to Party: A Night Time Blog

Thursday June 16, 2022 We camped in what we thought was a quiet little spot but it turned out to be anything but. We went to bed just after 8pm which is the middle of …

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Day 11 – Vitré to La Selle-Guerchaise (33kms): Tractor Man and Fighting with Gadgets

Thursday June 16, 2022, 33 km (21 miles) – Total so far: 341 km (212 miles) Google was mean again to us today. We had planned to go to Chateaubriant which was 53 kms away. She …

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Day 10 – Fougères to Vitré (33 kms)

Wednesday June 15, 2022, 33 km (21 miles) – Total so far: 308 km (191 miles) We spent a lovely two nights in Fougeres and felt really rested. As we cycled out of town, I stopped …

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Day 08 and 09 – Mont-St-Michel to Forgeres (45 kms)

Monday June 13, 2022, 45 km (28 miles) – Total so far: 275 km (171 miles) The previous evening we crawled into our tent at 10pm and not long after, the rain we’d been expecting for …

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