Martina

Last leg of this adventure. The alarm went off at 3:30 a.m. It started at 5:30 a.m....in the rain, of course. My destination is Basel station, from where my train to Hamburg departs.



Completely soaked and freezing, I reached Gien station, and after 12 hours, Basel. The French train system works a little

The three of us continued on to Orléans. There, we had a second breakfast 🙃 and a little sightseeing. Unfortunately, our paths then parted. Tine and Mathias stayed in Orléans for a day before continuing on to Paris. My route then continued along the Loire Cycle Route. I found another beautiful campsite

Today, the three of us continued on. Yesterday, by chance, I bumped into a couple I'd met in Cancale. It was a completely different experience to complete a stage with other people. You can learn something from everyone. So I embraced it and discovered the pleasures of a coffee break and even a long

Today it was 36 degrees again. So I set off early to avoid the midday heat as much as possible. You might even come across a young deer on the trail. It's really exciting to watch it. Today, there was a strong headwind again. Of course. 😮‍💨 The Loire was only sporadically visible today. But since I

A beautiful tour, if you ignore the ups and downs through Saumur. I was annoyed. 🙈

Saumur is a beautiful little town. Right after, I was surprised by the troglodyte trail. And then the small town of Turquant. A small artists' town with many charming cafés, galleries, and small shops. Truly so beautiful

First day on the Loire Cycle Route. The scenery here is completely different from the Velo Maritime. Different landscape, different houses... At times, it's even reminiscent of Italy.

The cycle route itself is very well signposted. But you rarely see the Loire. 🤔

Back on track. 🚴‍♂️🥳 It was back along the canal. This time with occasional rain. Now Mr. Cinetti and I look like dirty little pigs. 🤣

Unfortunately, the campsite I was aiming for was closed, and no one answered the phone number provided. Hmmm... I'm starting to take this personally.



Luckily, the next

A strenuous tour on which a lot of things went wrong. It started off very leisurely - always along the canal. It's beautiful. But after 60 km it got a bit boring. I couldn't go on without music. When I reached the destination, the registered campsite no longer existed. So I had to look for a new one

I continued on toward Nantes. In the morning, I couldn't resist going for another swim at sunrise. Sigh... 🏖🌊 In Saint Malo, I made a small detour to go to Decathlon and pick up a new gas cartridge. They were all sold out. Crazy. Well, there'll be enough for coffee tomorrow. That's the most important

Let's move on. 😂💪 Today was just rolling along. So I added a few more kilometers and drove to the campsite in Cancale. It was worth it for this view. 🏖🌊

Met a really cuddly cat along the way. I almost wanted to take it with me. 🥰I didn't bother to climb Mont Saint-Michel. Sooooooo many people