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Here comes the sun!

Here comes the sun!

La Loire by Léré

La Loire by Léré

Annick's House in Cosnes-sur-Loire

Annick's House in Cosnes-sur-Loire

Thank you Annick!

When we finally arrived at our house last night, we were warmly welcomed by our host, Annick. Turns out she's from Ireland so we were able to swap jokes about the wonderful summer in the pouring rain! After quickly showing us the house, she also offered to take

You Shall Not Pass!

You Shall Not Pass!

In Sancerre we had to choose a route to our accommodation. If we stayed on the cycle path, it would be 4 km longer than going directly. So we decided to take the shorter route. And the rain had stopped. Well, at least we hoped it had. It started quite

A little gift from our host!

A little gift from our host!

In addition, a nice bottle of the local Pouilly wine. Fantastic considering this was an emergency replacement accommodation. And I'm really looking forward to the jacuzzi… assuming the rain stops.

Today's Key Metrics

Today's Key Metrics

Lunch Time!

Time's getting on and there are not that many places next to bike path. My sat nav there should be a café just ahead. But I don't if it's open, then I see a sign above the road and it looks okay. But how

€12.50 a night with a vegetable garden!

€12.50 a night with a vegetable garden!

Maybe next time.

Such a pretty little lock!

Such a pretty little lock!

With flowers! We're still cycling along the Allier - I was mistaken before, that was just an aqueduct carrying the Allier over the Loire. I must have missed a turning at some way but now we're back on track!

Where the river Allier joins the Loire

Where the river Allier joins the Loire

Au revoir Nevers !

Au revoir Nevers !

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Day of truth or the Journey is the Destination

Day of truth or the Journey is the Destination

The real tour starts today. Time to pack our bags, make our final adjustments and start pedaling! Due to having to rearrange our accommodation for today, the tour is going to be a bit longer. But the day has started with a clear blue sky and the weather forecast is

Sunshine After the Rain

Sunshine After the Rain

The cathedral of St Cyr and St Julitte in Nevers. The cathedral was largely destroyed towards the end of the second world war and was rebuilt with beautiful stained glass windows that flood the chapels with light.

Charlie and the Angels

Charlie and the Angels

The weather continued to improve during the morning. And we went to collect Kerstin's bike in glorious sunshine!☀️ Needless to say the crew's mood improved significantly and we went into Nevers past the medieval ramparts and down to the Loire!

Newsflash: Rain Stops Stay!

Floods in Sancerre! All accommodation is cancelled. more. More from our correspondent, Wayne Carr… First thing this morning, our team received some shocking news this morning that the planned accommodation in Sancerre was no longer available! The heavy rain yesterday has flooded the lower part of the town. Our team

Le Grand Départ

Le Grand Départ

As they're off!

Am I becoming too German?

Am I becoming too German?

I mentioned before that, while we have a bike carrier, we had never assembled it, mounted it or driven with it. Now, despite being an excellent scout - bronze, silver and gold arrows and an armful of proficiency badges - I'm not really known for being prepared, tending

Getting There

We actually started planning to cycle along the Loire in 2019 but then things happened… and we all lost a couple of years and have sort of being play catch up since. The cycling is often the easiest part - just get on your bike and go. Initially, I looked