Ceri: the day starts as we sing “happy birthday” to Neil’s grandson Solomon who is now 10. After an absolutely delicious breakfast we set off.
There are many canals alongside the river Loire at this stage to aid shipping as the river can be so unreliable. We cycled along the tow paths passing beautiful houses and bridges and I even managed to film a beaver swimming along the canal and a heron in flight. It’s been a lovely day.
However, Neil decided to have his statutory crash landing just as we parked outside the campsite in Gien. His wheel clipped the curb and over he went onto the pavement still clipped into the bike. It was a horrible crash to see . In true doctor mode I watched him examine himself and conclude that he had no broken bones. Just bruises and damaged pride. So off he set to the train station to collect the van while I cycled off to a supermarket to stock up with groceries. In the evening we found a pleasant Vietnamese restaurant for a meal.
Ceri's Blog with Neil 