{"id":976,"date":"2016-08-26T14:17:25","date_gmt":"2016-08-26T14:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/snailpacecycling.co.uk\/?p=976"},"modified":"2016-08-26T14:17:25","modified_gmt":"2016-08-26T14:17:25","slug":"day-31-la-tranche-to-la-rochelle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snailpacecycling.co.uk\/wordpress\/2016\/08\/day-31-la-tranche-to-la-rochelle\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 31 – La Tranche to La Rochelle"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 31\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 19\/8\/16<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

46 miles (La Tranche to La Rochelle) Average speed 10.9 mph Top speed 19.3 mph<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Campsite L’Escale du Perthuis, La Tranche-sur-Mer<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Tranche

Sunrise at La Tranche-sur-Mer<\/p><\/div>\n

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A lovely day for cycling if you like rain and wind! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I left the campsite at 11.30 and went straight to the bar opposite to sit out a thunderstorm, but gave in at 12 and donned the only wet weather gear that I hadn’t sent to Spain. Mad dogs and Englishman go out in the midday rain. I spent the next hour in torrential rain on a main road being sprayed by every passing vehicle. Stopped at Saint-Michel-en-l’Herm and got a good map from the lovely girl in the tourist office while I dripped on her table. Wrang out my socks in the doorway and left my helmet on the banisters. I went have a coffee to dry out, then set off and had to go back for the helmet. The rain stopped and I took euro velo 1<\/a> to La Rochelle.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Followed the cycle path in the wind which dried out some of my attire, but was head on, which made an easy day on paper quite tough. I held a gate open for a French guy and then met him while I was having lunch.We had a good chat. He was from Tours. He laughed at my lettuce and bid me \u201cBon courage.\u201d Found campsite and cooked spaghetti Bolognaise, best dinner yet. With red wine at \u20ac1.79!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Arrived at Camping Le Soleil , La Rochelle.<\/p><\/div>\n

Ironic that it should rain again as I arrived at Le Soleil campsite. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Campsite \u20ac<\/span><\/span>10.70<\/p>\n

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