Day 33 : I could get used to this

Awake to another sunny day in France!

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Inside le petit château vert it’s jaune

I skipped breakfast at the campsite as I’ve now run out of gas for my stove. So I cycled a bit until I found an open café, and breakfast turned out to be a coffee and a packet of crisps.

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Café crème

I spotted this true French classic rotting in a field.

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2CV6 Special

I cycled past Sancerre with its large south-facing slopes filled with vines.

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I can’t remember where this was taken

Lunch was some pasta in a mushroom sauce which was just a supporting act for the star of the show:

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Lunch WIN

One area that I went through had been transformed with lots of art installations amongst the trees.

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Colourful

Cycling was pretty straightforward today, mainly following the river, and not straying from the Eurovelo route too often.

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The long and winding rue

Hay stacks here are the same as everywhere else and not the kind in Monet’s paintings.

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Hay bales, 2014.

I’m now in chateau country and have seen a few already this afternoon.

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Another château

I reached my destination town around 6pm, and headed what Google maps lead me to believe was a campsite but it turned out to be a shop. My plan B was a campsite 10km away, but as I started heading for that I stumbled across another much closer.

I checked in and set up the tent. There’s a small snack hut here which was open so I had dinner there. Also pleased to report this campsite has loos with toilet seats and toilet paper! Happy days.

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Tente-sur-Loire

Pouilly-sur-Loire to Sully-sur-Loire, 111 km. Total so far = 2,971 km.

10 thoughts on “Day 33 : I could get used to this”

  1. No cheap high-strengh ‘cider’ in blue plastic bottles i notice! What’s wrong with these people? They don’t know what they’re missing☺ And no kebab shops. Must be a bit of a drag having to sample all these fine wines. Oh well, At least you’ve got loo roll.
    Its got to be better than nettles.
    Keep it rolling, Brother. Fantastic stuff ×

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    • Nettles! When I head to a bar/cafe to get a coffee around 9am, there’s very often someone in there drinking already, but it’s always wine.. And the kebab shops and high strength cans exist but I’m on holiday so abstaining 😉 Love to Ang and Sam xx

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