May 20, 2008 to May 21, 2008
To Cognac
A two day entry. Since I’m not dredging up many illuminating memories or anecdotes, we might as well just enjoy the few photos that survived through the years.
I have a pretty dim memory of Angoulême. We arrived there late in the day and tired after a 73 mile ride, the longest day of the tour. As I recall, our room was in the lower town but everything else was up above, surrounded by walls. We enjoyed a short twilight tour of the old town, but it was really too short. It’s a place that deserved more than one night.
The next day we biked west along the Charente, hopping back and forth along both banks of the river through a route I can’t quite recreate now. I’m sure we went through Saint-Simon, Bassac and Jarrac - or at least I think I’m sure - and I recall it as very enjoyable, relaxed, easy riding. Is that enough detail?
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Ride stats: 114 miles, 6,000’; for the tour, 152 miles, 6,800’
Today's ride: 114 miles (183 km)
Total: 152 miles (245 km)
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