June 19, 2016
Guenrouet to Blain.
We spot our first chateau.
June 19 Sunday
Guenrouet to Blain. 30kms
We spot our first chateau.
Another straightforward day on the canal path. Guenrouet is a sporty town where kayakers race on the river and there’s a flash piscine which for a mad moment we consider swimming in, but on Sunday morning it is pretty quiet.
The ride to Blain is pleasant, easy and shortish- a bit like the bursts of summer weather we’re getting.
We arrive in time to visit the monstrous chateau and climb a few floors up the spiral staircase. How people kept warm in those massive rooms is a mystery. Tapestries were more than just decoration. In the printing room a nice chap shows us how he makes multicoloured lino cuts. Outside we do a tour of the Medieval garden- it features a few favourite odeurs like lavender as well as some that have never assailed our nostrils before.
Back at the camping ground we have neighbours – one of whom is a young girl who has been cycle touring and towing her biggish dog around in a trailer. I can only hope it is grateful. Some French people have massive, and I mean really massive, dogs, with heads the size of a small television set. I have a theory that because they don’t feel compelled to pick up after them they decide to go for the doctor with pooch size. It’s just a theory.
Today's ride: 30 km (19 miles)
Total: 438 km (272 miles)
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