Day 74 – Saint-Sulpice to Bagnac-sur-Cele

Saturday July 16, 2011, 49 km (30 miles) – Total so far: 2,754 km (1,711 miles)

We thought about staying another night in the 6 euro campsite, but the idea of moving on was just too exciting. It’s a great feeling not knowing what the day will bring or where we will end up.

It turned out we were unintentionally riding the tour de france route in reverse (hence the title), and luckily we missed them by just 3 days. A few days earlier and the campsites would have been heaving – but thankfully now they are empty.

We ended up in a town called Bagnac-sur-Cele and camped right beside the river again. We saw a couple of rats near our campsite which was pretty creepy, but Mike assured me they were water rats – which somehow didn’t seem as bad as common rats – so I chose to believe him.

In the night we awoke to bloody rain again. Damn those school holidays!