Monday July 11, 2011, 80 km (50 miles) – Total so far: 2,590 km (1,609 miles)
This was our first day following the river Lot. It was more interesting and scenic than the canal.
It was also our longest ride yet at 85km. This is because of our stupidity in turning down a campsite because it was full of motorhomes. We just couldn’t bear the thought of camping in that type of campground again after the nice little campgrounds over the last few days.
So at 5pm we decided to push on to a campground 7km up the road. The problem was, the campground 7km up the road was on the other side of the river and to reach it we could have to backtrack 18km! So we had no choice but to push on in the mid 30 degree heat.
We finally made to to a campground with a campsite right beside the river – our most scenic camp yet. How is this for an awesome place to camp?
They also had a pool, so the first thing we did was go for a dip to get our body temperature down. It was divine.