Across the plain

From the Loire I am heading for Chartres and its Cathedral. I follow the Loire a little further and then cross to meet the canal d’Orléans.

After that its a huge open plain with lots of fields: sugar beet, maize, onions, a little spinach. I have a headwind and there are very few trees so little shelter. The plain is also used for windfarms, a couple of motorways and several big roads and it feels a bit run down. The day is heavily grey. The ride is very flat and a bit of a chore. As there is not much anywhere, its also hard to find a place to stay and its a bit of a stretch to reach the room I have booked for the night.

Next morning there is more plain to do. But for the first time this trip the sky is blue and the sun is out in force. It helps a bit with the monotony. Soon the dual spires of the cathedral start to emerge and I am rolling into town.Read more