A short ride of only 28 kms. But it still took us 6 hours.

We left our hotel in Tours about 10am and took our time, it was a nice cycle ride alongside the river for most of the day.

After a while we headed inland a bit and cycled through wineries and fields of wheat. Mike put the drone up and got a couple of shots.

It’s a Sunday and everything is closed so we were pleased to find a little cafe open at lunchtime for a snack and a drink.

Apart from that, I’m not sure how it took us so long to go only 30kms.

We arrived in the town of Amboise and we’re struck by the magnificence of the chateau. Our campsite is on an island and I just found out sister Jenny lived on this island for a few weeks when she was picking apples. Would have been in the 70s. So cool.

Thunder is rumbling all around us and we’ve already had a couple of showers. We have our tarp set up so we can sit under it.

After a stroll around the quirky town with wonky medieval buildings, we went for dinner at the restaurant next to the campground.

It was about mid 30s today, and the rain has turned the place into a sauna. Almost cool enough to go to bed. Almost.