Sunday June 25th
Since it is Sunday I decided to have a lie in. I didn't get up (shock horror) until 7.30 and with taking it easy and lots of chatting with my Dutch neighbours it was 09.30 before I was on the road. the ice maiden had departed before I surfaced. |
| The landscape is changing |
As soon as I left the department de Vosges the good cycle path disappeared but it has reappeared as Veloroute 50. If I was a French citizen I would be questioning the huge investment in cycle paths and canals which are largely empty. (as I have written this at the side of the path not a bike nor a boat has passed) I haven't seen a single soul for over an hour.
Today is about half way so perhaps it is time to take stock.It hasn't rained since I left Scotland. (did I just say that?)
Seven countries down.
The bike is in good condition no punctures (toucher le bois) so far.
I am in good spirits getting stronger and fitter each day.
The bum is without problem thanks to the Asos chamois cream or two showers a day.
The new saddle has bedded in well and is becoming more and more comfortable. ( I know what kind of idiot sets out on a long trip with a completely new saddle!)
I have more stripes on me than a tiger but I keep applying the factor 30 and I am not too badly burned.
The only small problem is blisters on my hands. The sweat makes for unwanted movement between gloves and hands.
I have seen some wonderful sights and sites and met some wonderful people. And it is still only half time.
What will the next 15 days bring?.On vira.
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| I have finally reached La Saone |
Tonight I am in a small campsite on the edge of the Saone in Scey-sur-Saone.
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| View from my tent |
Here in rural France everything shuts on Sunday. In a town the size of Leven at lunch time I couldn't get a snack or a drink or buy anything.
There were two restaurants open but I wouldn't have enjoyed standing out like a sore thumb in my lycra amongst the Sunday Lunchers..
Thank goodness for cereal bars. Not the nicest of lunches but energy was required.
25/06/17 Sunday La Saone Jolie Scey
sur Saone €5.70 4
small site, right on Moselle, close to
town centre shops, restaurant, very good toilets
Brilliant progress. You can relax a bit more and you will meet your time objective. Answer to all your rhetoric questions can only be 'Brian'. We are doing our own French mingling tonight at the Concert that will mark the official signing of the twin twining of Levenmouth at Bruges, close to Bordeaux. It will take place at Levenmouth Academy tonight, Sunday.
ReplyDeleteThat could be the basis for your next cycle challenge! Bordeaux seems a reasonable place to visit. Only joking, Pauline.
Well done on getting to half way so soon. Well done on overcoming these obstacles. Well done to you rear end for being so malleable and forgiving.
S&B
I hope that the concert goes well tonight and that you get a chance to exercise your French.
ReplyDeleteBrian, Alan from the golf club here....... I have been quietly following your progress (via your blog) with even more admiration than I had before you set off. Getting to halfway is a good milestone for me to chip in with a well done and congratulations in doing so well.
ReplyDeleteGolf on a sat and Sunday, as well as a busy afternoon in the garden contributing to my stiff achy muscles pales into insignificance in comparison to your efforts....
Well done, keep it up, look forward to hearing more on your safe return.
Alan (LGC)
Hi Alan
ReplyDeleteThank you for your continued interest and for your kind words. It is good to know that I am not just writing for my family. Although I am writing it down so I don't forget myself. The little grey cells are disappearing at an alarming rate.