After an excellent night sleep and a leisurely breakfast Lyn
and I were ready for our fist ride of the holiday. We decided to cycle a
section of the Loire a Velo towards Tours. We had a head wind all the way to
Tours. The benefit was only felt when we
turned round and had a 4mph increase in speed for our journey back.
The route was along minor roads combined with dedicated
sections of bike paths. It initially
followed the Loire but then ran alongside the Lot past the chateaux at
Villandry and thought the pretty village of Savonnieres. We turned around on
the outskirts of Tours and stopped in Savonnieres for lunch. As we approached
the town we stopped for a photo of the river near a small creperie and decided
to stop for lunch. We enjoyed a savoury galette and a Grande café au maison.
Our pass sanitaiere was not required to
be shown. The route was popular with cyclists , walkers and even man with a dog
sledge but not so popular it spoils the
enjoyment of the ride. We returned to the house around 15:30 . We need
something for tea so had a short drive to Chinon past the Chateaux d’Usse . A
large Le Clerc was located on the edge of town and after filling up with diesel
Lyn sensibly waited in the car whilst Robert and Louise purchased something for
tea and a few other provisions.
We drove back to the house stopping at the chateaux for
photos. The outdoor grill was put to good use cooking a selection of pork
kebabs and large field mushrooms. We sat outside to eat, finishing the
complementary bottle of wine we had been given. Desert was tarte du Citron for
Louise and raspberry tarts for Lyn and Robert. As the evening cooled we retired
inside and caught up with some YouTube canal bloggers.
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