Penneçot and a longer than planned bike ride

 

Today's cruising was again through pasture land
with blue sky and just enough clouds to make it interesting

May 15 - Penneçot. We woke up to the last of the rain, and by the time we cast off we had predominantly blue sky. When we arrived at our destination we found a b
eautiful campground with a nice quay. Again Juniper was the only boat there, in addition there were not even any campers. We found some suggested bike routes posted at the camp and decided to try one. After trying to get our phones to connect with Google maps, we started on our way hoping a combination of screen shots maybe getting a signal along the way would be enough. When we met the main road leaving camp we discovered the routes were all marked by color coded signs. Our 10Km ride should only take us an hour, giving us views of two châteaux and an ancient moulin. We made it to the chateaux and somehow missed a marker. To make matters worse there was no cell coverage so we couldn’t use google maps. By the time we figured out where we were and found our way home, our 10 km had turned into probably closer to 25. On positive side the roads were amazing as they wound through rolling mature land and back to the canal for a final stretch on the tow path.

The French country roads are a cyclist's dream

Our second château, we're still on the route

OK - No more signs and we can't find where we are on a map -
But, the scenery is beautiful and we're still having fun.

The first château of our ride.
Blogger won't let me put this in the proper place, and it's time
for our first écluse of the day.