Blog - Euro Day 6 (Tue 26 July)
Orleans - Selles-Sur Cher(
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Euro Day 6
All up this morning, we had a choice for breakfast, baguettes with ham and cheese or select cuts from Jim R’s BBQ. Most went for the former, there was a complaints by one about the later.
Got out of Orleans on cycle paths and into the endless flat roads of this part of France. Wouldn’t say it was boring but it was close. Plenty of community singing and the promise of lunch at "the two Jimmy’s" kept our chins up even with recovery day on the bike.
Change of plan and turned up at a random village for lunch the cliental were pensioners and workers. 4 omelettes (no colin) all round and pudding.
Short run to Selles Sur Cher to our hotel Lion D’ior. Nice wee town but several hours till dinner.
Nobody could understand the menu for tonight’s meal, but Jim R’s pal is a French teacher and sent translation. None of us could read his writing so still in the dark.
All excited about the meal, having pre drinks in the room listening to Gordons 80’s highlights
So hearty meal and off to bed. Once again French beef turns out to be as tough as old boots but cest la vie.
report by Eric McIntosh
ACTUAL STATS FOR THE DAY
Distance = 55.7 miles
Height Gain = 1,017ft
Average Moving Speed = 15.1 mph
Ride Time = 3hrs 41min
Pedal Revolutions = 12,216
PHOTOS AND VIDEOS
USER COMMENTS
what? no churches or cathedrals? eric may turn out to have a knack for travel writing! restez en sécurité, mes amis.
neil colquhoun (posted 2022-07-26 23:25:28)
A bit quieter yesterday hopefully fatigue is not kicking in ...you have a long way to go get the spirits up and enjoy it ...only a couple more days and Sykes will be joining you ( allegedly) .....maybe a run in with a French postman will living things back up ..looking forward to Spunkys reports about The Twins and Wullie Wonka later on today
Shug (posted 2022-07-27 12:19:57)