Saturday 21st July La Charitรฉ-sur-Loire to Gannary-sur-Loire: 4 hours 32 minutes, 87km “I slept in late today, which however unintentional, seemed to be the right thing to do. Despite the long haul yesterday, my legs felt surprising fresh. I made my way into town and picked up a […]
Friday 20th July Orleans to La Charitรฉ-sur-Loire: 8 hours 7 minutes, 165ย km “The rain poured through the night and I stayed in my tent as late in the morning as possible, hoping for it to cease. That didnโt happen and so I eventually gave in and packed up […]
Thursday 19th July Blois to Orleans: 3 hours 10 minutes, 64km “Last night, I had offered to help set up things for the 60th birthday party. So when three Frenchmen arrived mid morning with a 6 by 12 metre tent, I proceeded to help them assemble it in […]
Wednesday 18th July Tours to Blois: 3 hours 42 minutes, 72km “I met Nate at the main square the next morning. Wearing a typically French horizontally striped shirt, he was sitting at one of the tables in the centre of the square and waved to me, signalling his […]
Tuesday 17th July Chinon to Tours (via Azay-le-Rideau): 3 hours 36 minutes, 68km “I was woken up by a bird flapping on the roof of my tent this morning. It now takes me about 40 minutes to pack everything, load up the bike and cycle off. After exploring […]
Monday 16th July Angers to Chinon: 4 hours 50 min, 88km “The day started with me on the side of the road, dismantling my front mudguard. I was trying to figure out how to align it correctly so that it did not touch the tyre. What baffled me […]
Sunday 15th of July Ingrandes to Angers: 4 hours 26 min, 67km “I was woken up at 11pm last night to what sounded like a French revolution! From the number of bangs, I presumed it was a magnificent fireworks display (I was too tired to even lean out […]
It’s time to get up to date with Matt Krog as he cycles along the Eurovelo 6 from Nantes to Budapest. Saturday 14th July Nantes to Ingrandes: 4 hours, 68km “Breakfast came included with the hotel price and so I decided to take advantage by helping myself to […]
