A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.
Canal towpath
It was nice and quite of course but it slows you down and made me a little nervous about punctures with a loaded bike. Still it was very pleasant.
Locks and cottages
08.18am, cycling past locks and cottages, on my way to Roanne.
House boats
I really fancy living on one of these. It was full of folk strolling and chatting, and watering their geraniums.
Cycle lanes
now this is a cycle lane, it was at times separated from the road, and had its own traffic lights, now why isn't Newcastle like this?
I cycled along here to get to the town centre, which I didn't really need to do but I thought I'd ask about campsite, even though it was only 9.15 in the morning and I'd only done 25km.
In the end I decided against it and carried on to Renaison, though in the end I still had a lighter day, only 48km. I spent the last hour in the rain, riding into a westerly wind. I was wet though, and knew that tomorrow was going to be a bigger climbing day and so went to a Chambre d'hote.
It was very nice, though at first the sink was blocked and the very nice owner reduced the price to 24euros; then a few hours later the plumber arrived and fixed it. I can recommend it, Mayoufiere. She made me breakfast at 5.30am and gave me extra brioche wrapped up for later.