So after packing up and saying good bye to Kev sent off on What was to be 45 miles almost dead south. The ride out of town was quick…it’s a small place. And suddenly need up on a rural road where traffic measured in hours per car….not car per hour…never car a car. Found a lovely viewpoint right after a deserted building roadside in the woods.

Then hit first of many small villages today…strung along route..

All the places where very sleepy indeed. After a while the road became arrow straight..the high points where villages where and just a gentle roller coaster between them.

Lunch at la poueze, local beer and Apple tarts from patisserie

Then contine south….the main residents in this area cows

Eventually arrived on the loire after having a run in with

'homme van blanc'   

Or white van man.....like many of these on phone no concentration on task in hand and pulled out right in front of me.  When i caught up in 30mtrs I have him both barrels...genuinely don't thi k he knew what he did sitting there  in 3.5 tonne van, hazzard going phone in hand.

Then hit the first of 3 bridges to take me over the river

Tent set up at camp site and into down later for dinner…smoked eel starter, .beef main and trio of creme brulee