La Garenne to Angeac-Charente Enjoying more paths on the La Charente River 🏞️ through Angoulême. A fair size city too 🏙️ Fortunately, this time the route ‘does’ follow the river! 🙂 Employing wet weather ops 🌧️ hide! Easy day riding & squirreled away by 1630 🤠 #bicycle #cycle #France 🇫🇷 Angeac-Charente to Cognac Onto the flatlands & vineyard country 🍇 Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Mostly along La Charente River 🏞️ Looking for a rest up the next day. Found at a municipal campground…
Burgnac to La Coquille Leaving behind the woods that was my home 🏕️ for the night 🌒 Going freelance on my routes and finding good gravel riding 🚵♀️ After waiting out a heavy rain shower 🌧️ in La Coquille 🏘️ I secured a lovely #wildcamp 🏕️ spot 2km out of town #bicycle #cycle #France 🇫🇷 … As with anywhere in the world, some towns/villages/hamlets/communes take more pride than others 🏘️ Saint-Pierre-de-Frugie is a great example! Bravo La Coquille to Saint-Pardoux-la-Riviere…
Beaubiere to Le Cherbahun I 🚴♂️the direct main road to Aubusson. An easy 35km to their municipal campground 🛑 Closed on the 1st Sept 🧐 I moved on 😐 Which then seemed to be eternally up hill 🤣 1st #wildcamp by a stream 👍 Not the best nights 💤 as the stream was loud 🤣 #France 🇫🇷 #bicycle #cycle … Aubusson, I had stopped at in June 2016. It just happens to be a cross over junction on my routing…
Niherne – to Les Broquets I head onto the open plains … slight exaggeration but you get the scene! 🌄 Most of the day I admire the great #wildcamping opportunities and savour for later.Come time to look for a #wildcamp spot, bugger all 🙄 Made do with a crappy coppice ⛺ #bicycle #cycle #France 🇫🇷 Les Borquets to Cher Creuse The best looking ‘Marie’ on this trip 🏛️ Along with the best use for a #bookshare 📚 Nailed the French…
Prieure de Saint-Remy to Menuet Château de Saumur 🏰 Beautiful 🇫🇷 The Loire River is where I spent most of my day 🚵♀️ The Loire is the longest river in France at 1,006 Kms. My #wildcamp spot was very secluded! 🏕️ Houses about 20m away. They had no idea 🤣 #bicycle #cycle #France Menuet to Commery Onto the V49 route. All very quiet after the EV routes. I always like to search out the local ‘Marie’ (municipal council). Every municipal…
Rouge to Louvaines I entered an historic town (all are in France!) Segrè. A market was in full swing. People … I exited quickly 🤣 I ended doing a whopping 96km (big for me 😱) due to not been able to find a #wildcamp spot. An old 🍏 orchard had to do just as it ⛈️⛈️ #bicycle #cycle #France 🇫🇷 Louvaines to Le Lion-D-Angers Unknowingly I didn’t take any photos on route this day 🧐 Except for my #wildcamp…