{"id":818,"date":"2016-08-22T18:55:46","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T18:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/snailpacecycling.co.uk\/?p=818"},"modified":"2016-08-22T18:55:46","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T18:55:46","slug":"day-26-guenrouet-to-nantes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snailpacecycling.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=818","title":{"rendered":"Day 26 – Guenrouet to Nantes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 26\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14\/8\/16<\/p>\n

No stats today. 53 miles approximately (so says Google!)<\/p>\n

Guenrouet to Nantes,<\/p>\n

via Bouvron, Blain, La Chapelle sur Erdre,<\/p>\n

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A bit of a tough one today it’s getting hotter as I go south. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Started slowly so that I could cheekily charge my batteries. Well, if they are going to steal my maps, I’m going to use their electricity. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Started out on cycle path again but it was taking its toll on my arse, my ears, my bike and my sanity!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Found a tractor and farm demonstration at Bouvron,<\/p>\n

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\"Bouvron

Farm demonstration at Bouvron<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bouvron

Farm demonstration Bouvron<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bouvron\"

Tractor at Bouvron<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bouvron

Brian the Snail has found a friend<\/p><\/div>\n

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along with a boot sale,<\/p>\n

\"Bouvron

Boot sale at Bouvron<\/p><\/div>\n

but I didn’t see any bargains. Brian the Snail found a friend, but I needed to get a move on.<\/p>\n

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A brief stop in Blain, to take pictures of the church, and on again.<\/p>\n

\"Blain\"

Church at Blain<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Blain

Blain<\/p><\/div>\n

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Found the tarmac again and things picked up but I ran out of water and was desperate, found the toilets in La Chapelle sur Erdre but it was one of those that flush and clean itself with no running water! Went past many houses and eventually asked a group sitting in their garden having dinner. They invited me in for wine but I had too far to go to start drinking and I was so in need of water it would have been embarrassing to down half a litre in one gulp. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Cathedral

Nantes Cathedral<\/p><\/div>\n

At Nantes found the cathedral<\/p>\n

Got to the campsite and they had no space but said I could stay in the garden of an empty chalet. Bonus, no tent tonight for me. Sleeping under the stars for the first time. There is also a power point and free wifi. A bit pricey at \u20ac15 but where else would I get such luxury in Nantes?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Nantes

Chalet at Nantes – I can sleep on the verandah<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Nantes

Setting up on the verandah<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Nantes

Luxury!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Nantes

Even more luxury – my own power supply<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Nantes

Dinner at a table!<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Nantes

Sleeping under the stars – goodnight<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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