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After a nice rest and plenty of good food 🥘 we hit the EuroVelo heading back south’ish. With the intention of eventually heading east and towards the coast. UK bound! After calling into a quiet campsite at the end of the day, which was very quiet, due to it been closed! We then zeroed…
Leaving Dompierre-sur-Besbre municiple campsite on a sunny day is a pleasant way to set off from anywhere! I hit the canal 🏞 towards Digoin. Before turning off towards Decize. Joining a purple route running adjacent to the EuroVelo 6 At a small-canal-boat 🛥 park I find myself chatting to another Brit, Martin. Who’s parked up in…
I head out of Bugeat following what I thought to be the correct signs. Fortunately, I realise my mistake soon enough as the signs would’ve transported me on a 5km ↪ loop back to Bugeat! The weather is damp but no real attempt at proper rain 🌂 Ambusson has, as with many small French towns…
I wake up to a drizzly day near Argentat. All the time thinking, OH it’ll clear up soon and the sun will come out! Not knowing, I’m cycling into one of the wettest months in May on record for France! ☔ I spend the day meandering up the V87. My next wild camp, no.35 is…
The next principal town I pass through is Albi. Another big tourist trap. At this point I want out of the tourist trap. As I’m not a tourist!!!! LOL 😉 After some research I decide to travel by train 🚉 from Gaillac up to Saint-Denis-lès-Martel. The train passes through a valley which I can’t access on…
After a nights stop in Fabrezan, I head westerly towards the old town of Carcassonne on the Canal du Midi. Saying that, every town in France is old! I’m now seriously back into wild-camping-mode ⛺ Wild camping spot no.30 near Trebes. Bit of a slog up a hill, but worth it for the tranquility. Next…