Niherne – to Les Broquets I head onto the open plains … slight exaggeration but you get the scene! ๐ Most of the day I admire the great #wildcamping opportunities and savour for later.Come time to look for a #wildcamp spot, bugger all ๐ Made do with a crappy coppice โบ #bicycle #cycle #France ๐ซ๐ท Les Borquets to Cher Creuse The best looking ‘Marie’ on this trip ๐๏ธ Along with the best use for a #bookshare ๐ Nailed the French…
Prieure de Saint-Remy to Menuet Chรขteau de Saumur ๐ฐ Beautiful ๐ซ๐ท The Loire River is where I spent most of my day ๐ตโโ๏ธ The Loire is the longest river in France at 1,006 Kms. My #wildcamp spot was very secluded! ๐๏ธ Houses about 20m away. They had no idea ๐คฃ #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…
๏ปฟ๏ปฟ๏ปฟ Rouge to Louvaines I entered an historic town (all are in France!) Segrรจ. A market was in full swing. People … I exited quickly ๐คฃ I ended doing a whopping 96km (big for me ๐ฑ) due to not been able to find a #wildcamp spot. An old ๐ orchard had to do just as it โ๏ธโ๏ธ #bicycle #cycle #France ๐ซ๐ท Louvaines to Le Lion-D-Angers Unknowingly I didn’t take any photos on route this day ๐ง Except for my #wildcamp…
Rest Day Yesterday was rest a day as my #wildcamp spot was perfect. Sometimes you just don’t wish to pack the tent away ๐ช but instead make another brew โ My only errand for the day first thing was to collect water ๐ฐ from a lock 2km away. This @Helinox_ chair is a keeper ๐ #france ๐ซ๐ท Bon Repos sur Blavet to Saint-Gonnery Leaving my rest day #wildcamp just before sun up ๐ Everything so still & fresh. You can’t…
In 2016 I entered Narbonne, France by train from Barcelona. France 2016. That was my first bicycle journey into France. And boy did I enjoy it. Since then, I’ve had the ‘big itch’ ๐ฆง to go back. As with most of my trips I really don’t plan much. A ticket to somewhere and a direction in mind is about all the planning involved! On this occasion a friend has offered the use of their caravan, in a barn, in the…
To start with, wild camping ๐๏ธ in Franceย is all together easier than wild camping in Spain. By a country-mile! Not at one point did I feel I needed to stealth camp. Some locations I was fairly visible, like a canal or by a lake ๐ฃ! It just seems widely accepted! I would still try and make myself as undetected as possible, preferably in a wooded enclosure. I love the protective feel of a canopy above. I particular like pineย ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฒ forests….