September 25, 2023
Reality check
La Barre-de-Monts to Brétignolles
So this was my meltdown day. I rode 50km, including a luggage less run to the supermarket at the end of the day, and was so tired that I couldn't even face the thought of going down to the beach. We will try to shrink the distances a bit from now and train it home from La Rochelle, which is probably worth a visit in its own right. A girl's gotta do...
I guess the old me, the one before I lost that year to doctors, hospitals and horrid drugs, is further away than I thought she was.
But despite tears, meltdowns and more headwinds it was a beautiful, beautiful ride, with long stretches along the coast, quiet roads, smooth gravel trails and a perfect hard pack trail to take us into Brétignolles at the end of the day. I have an ocean view from my luxury room and a sunset view at the end of the day. Day Three is always tough.
We started on a hybrid of road, Vélodyssée and Google, until Google tried to steer us along a forest road with deep, deep sand.
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So we detoured back to the proper trail and up the never ending ladder to the sky for a gorgeous view of forest and sea.
And on to the hotel, with coast and villages and a short sandwich break while Arlene and Christina went swimming. Tomorrow is supposed to be a crosswind, which should be easier.
Accommodation: Hotellerie les Brisants. Very clean and right by the ocean. Restaurant was closed Mondays (and Tuesdays) so we biked to the nearby supermarket and had a picnic on C+C's balcony. They were asking €19 for breakfast, so we passed. Bike parking in the big underground garage.
Today's ride: 50 km (31 miles)
Total: 227 km (141 miles)
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