Packed up a dry tent, and set off to re-join the canal. I wasn’t sure where exactly the Eurovelo 6 route was but I made my way along the canal and used my GPS to get me to the destination town.
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Around lunchtime I came across a cafe in a small village. I asked if I could get a small meal and got a ‘you must me crazy’ look, so we settled on a beer.
But I’ve reached la Loire. In fact today I just touched on it as the roads then took me on a course that was about 1km away from the river, but following its path.
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Lunch was at a place that pretended to be posh, but the food and service were average, but I’m glad I found somewhere that was open in time.
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The afternoon was very hot, with clear blue skies, and it was a relief to find a campsite at Decize where they sold ice lollies and refrigerated cola at the reception.
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I put up the tent then cycled into the town centre to find a shop to buy something light to eat for dinner, and also found a nice bat to have a ‘biere supérieure’, which turned out to be Belgian.
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Back to the campsite for my dinner and admiring the big skies at sunset, which doesn’t translate to well to the camera.
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A murder of crows decided to move a few hundred metres to find a new place to sit. They flew straight over head – I’ve never seen so many together in one place.
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Shortly after an electrical storm started in the distance. Lightning flashes every minute and distant rumbles. I retired to the tent.
Digoin to Decize, 83 km. Total so far = 2,759 km.