Our last day in Moret - Keeping up with Rudolf - CycleBlaze

June 4, 2024

Our last day in Moret

Researching the way out

Last night we caught up for the last time with Louise, Michael, Pantakan and Anise.  Was rather amusing as it was a typical French Monday and at every restaurant we tried they told us the kitchen was closed!  We ended up just having a drink in the square. This didn’t matter because the important thing for us was seeing them. This is probably the very last time we will come to Moret as the family shift to Sweden in July - we felt a bit sad

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Today was the day to try out the start of tomorrow’s route to Sens. We had been feeling nervous as all the routes I could find on the usual aps involved 14.5 km on a state road!  We set off and it was worse than expected diabolical traffic and steeply up hill. After around 6 km we came to a summit andwithgreat difficulty got across to the other side and back to Moret.  A gentle ride along the canal somewhat calmed us down.  But what about tomorrow. There must be a better way 

In Moret we have a wonderful bike mechanic. Louise and Michael had got our bikes serviced there and we had of course used him in 2019. We called in got Ken’s computer functioning again and got a rear vision mirror ( Ken feels the need to keep track of me). Most importantly however he looked at the proposed route for tomorrow and said it was suicidal. What he then did was give us a long list of villages that we could pick our way through and have a wonderful day. I love this man

Attached to his shop is a great cycle museum and his knowledge of all things cycling is encyclopedic

Our wonderful bike mechanic at Belo Vello
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The first derailed aloeed on the tTour de France in 1937. Only this design was allowed
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This is where Rosemary and John must have tied up when they moared in Moret
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Wish us well for tomorrow!!

Today's ride: 25 km (16 miles)
Total: 50 km (31 miles)

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Steve Miller/GrampiesOf course we wish you well and are eagerly waiting to read all about your ride. Hope the route your mechanic suggested works out well.
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Robyn RichardsWhat a lovely chap! And you can't beat local knowledge.
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Tricia GrahamTo Steve Miller/GrampiesWell we made it. It was a pretty hard day. I really feel that at 87 hr should consider an ebike. I think that after today he might agree with me !!
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Tricia GrahamTo Robyn Richardsyes he is.So good to be on the road again
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