Well, I know I wrote this day up and it seems to have completely disappeared. let's see if i can remember it.
Parthenay was a pilgrim town and as we are on a classic riding journey we are perhaps pilgrims of sorts. Today's trip is very up and dow, rolling hills through farmland where the crops are in various stages. We see sunflowers planted and not yet anywhere near budding, let alone flowering. Barley seems to be the most common grain in the area, but we alsompass theough vegetable fields aplenty.
It a as a steady day of riding with a cafe stop late morning andna wayside lunch leaving us anshort 30km or so to get into the next overnight stop on the banks of the River Vienne. This hotel is wonderful, motel type units so no stairs to lug bags up, a good swimming pool, sunny garden to dry washing and a good dinner to look forward to.
Having time to sit and read in the garden after a swim is a luxury for those of us who are usually well behind the riders who go very fast - that is those of us who make up the second sitting at lunch. Naturally I am in the latter. We all enjoy ourselves, operating at our own pace. I still wish we could get out earlier but there always seems to be a reason to do with the logistics have worked like this before. Yes, but was it so hot? Ah well. .... the country is beautiful and the company good.
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