Coffee stop
2017年6月12日, フランス ⋅ ⛅ 17 °CLooking for coffee at Saint Mathurin but being Monday morning everything was closed. We crossed the river to a restaurant on the opposite bank and had a coffee, which was all they could sell us. A fewもっと詳しく
Looking for coffee at Saint Mathurin but being Monday morning everything was closed. We crossed the river to a restaurant on the opposite bank and had a coffee, which was all they could sell us. A fewもっと詳しく
For two nights to rest etc.
The morning's ride from Saumur covered everything from smooth as glass bitumen to rough dirt & gravel with some short but steep - think 25%- climbs through charming stone villages and onto bridgeもっと詳しく
The route this morning was a variety of surfaces, leading into Tours . As soon as we hit Tours, a friendly local on a bike recognized our Australian accents and offered to lead us into the "vieuxもっと詳しく
The morning started with a10km pre-breakfast ride. Breakfast was a much-relished picnic beside the Loire - spotted a small hawk or falcon hovering for prey while being dive bombed by swallows. Anotherもっと詳しく
With only about 40km to go today to Orleans and our Airbnb booked we had a relaxed start this morning. We watched a replay of Orica Scott's Luca Mezgec winning stage 2 of the Tour of Slovenia overもっと詳しく
Housework done, we set out to explore Orléans. Our accommodation is superbly placed a few hundred metres from the Loire Á Velo and inside the ancienne ville.
Wandering through the beautifullyもっと詳しく
The route today had a succession of very pretty and interesting small towns.
First came Chateauneuf-Sur-Loire, with its small but interesting museum, explaining life on the Loire over the centuries,もっと詳しく
Rod Horan Ahh the whole point of the trip. Although French coffee is of inconsistent quality.
Pat and Tracey Esler Yes you wouldn't come to France for the coffee. Very easy to find good food though.