We woke to thunder, and therefore felt no pressure to hurry. It was the first heavy rain we’ve seen since the end of June.
Our young attractive host, Émilene, very kindly let us stay in her apartment until midday, to give ourselves a bit more time to recover and relax. She and her boyfriend had done a great job turning a terraced town house into 2 rentable rooms on 2 floors, with a shared kitchen. The mushroom bedside lamps were one of the many quirky ideas we liked.
We only planned a short day to Nevers so it was great not to rush.
The first 20 kms was along a rather featureless levy with trees preventing a view of the river. It had a good surface, so we covered the distance quickly.
We then joined the Lateral canal towpath and it became more interesting.
We’ve never been to Nevers and probably will never go to Nevers again!
A good sized town, great for cycling around. I stocked up with a few necessities, like wine and oil for the bike chain, whilst Sue slept. I then pedalled back to the very spacious apartment, took the bikes up the lift to the first floor, and gave them a much needed clean on the balcony.
We ordered a Uber eats Thai meal, and relaxed with the wine for the rest of the evening. 🍷🍷
Euro Vélo Route 6 