Today was a much appreciated rest day. After breakfast we gathered our laundry and, along with many of our fellow riders headed to the laundromat. The camp had only one washing machine, and as it was overcast, cool and threatening rain everyone decided that a washing machine and clothes drier were the necessary appliances to use to get our clothes dry.
On the way we walked to the dungeon tower at the edge of town perched on the top of the cliff. The ramparts were 15-20 meters high with the dungeon tower on top. It was built on the twelth century, with the modern police station next door. Along the road was the local church. This was called St Jean-Baptiste Bouchardon and dates from the thirteenth century.
We met many fellow riders at the laundromat. While the washing was on we went to the supermarket for food for dinner, as food is not provided on rest days. Once the washing was dry we went to McDonalds just to utilize their Wi-Fi connection! Then John, Jos and I went to a little restaurant for lunch. We had a very nice meal. The boys returned to camp to clean the bikes while I waited for the Internet shop to open after the noon to two pm lunch break that all the shops close for. I caught up with emails and returned to camp. French keyboards are very confusing with q being where a is for is, and all other sorts of differences. So typing takes a while!
The rest of the afternoon was spent relaxing and re-sorting and re-packing yet again. It was quite cool - certainly no need of sunscreen today.
Early to bed, accompanied all night by the relentless sound of big trucks passing by. Amazing how well one can sleep when tired!
On the way we walked to the dungeon tower at the edge of town perched on the top of the cliff. The ramparts were 15-20 meters high with the dungeon tower on top. It was built on the twelth century, with the modern police station next door. Along the road was the local church. This was called St Jean-Baptiste Bouchardon and dates from the thirteenth century.
We met many fellow riders at the laundromat. While the washing was on we went to the supermarket for food for dinner, as food is not provided on rest days. Once the washing was dry we went to McDonalds just to utilize their Wi-Fi connection! Then John, Jos and I went to a little restaurant for lunch. We had a very nice meal. The boys returned to camp to clean the bikes while I waited for the Internet shop to open after the noon to two pm lunch break that all the shops close for. I caught up with emails and returned to camp. French keyboards are very confusing with q being where a is for is, and all other sorts of differences. So typing takes a while!
The rest of the afternoon was spent relaxing and re-sorting and re-packing yet again. It was quite cool - certainly no need of sunscreen today.
Early to bed, accompanied all night by the relentless sound of big trucks passing by. Amazing how well one can sleep when tired!
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