Domène d'Elodie

I thought it would be good to have some company and looked for a host. Elodie offered a place right away and so I rode to Domène to be greeted by her and her boys Marcel & Alexie.

With Elodie, it was like being with a good old friend I just had not met yet. We spoke of travels, her two-year bicycle tour, of families and friendships won and lost, and many things in life. We cooked and ate and walked and talked more. A wonderful home to be off the road.

It started to rain and... it rained on. So I stayed on and on... for 3 nights. A good amount of it watching the weather build up - my planned path will be the rainiest place in Europe for the next 10 days.

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