Southward

After going west for 5 days it felt good to be heading due south again. It was a steep climb to start the day with. Up and over some gut busters to Chinon.
We want to pick up the veloroute
South at Poitiers


The D749 was reasonably quiet but what we didn't realise was there was a cycle road a couple of Ks over to our right . A few showers this morning had us sprinting for shelter once or twice too .


Then at Champigny-sur-Veude we came across a real gem.


They were building a new track all the way to Richelieu. We were the first to use it !





Love the track layer.
Richelieu. This is a 1670's walled town built by Cardinal Richelieu for his King Louie the 13th





The market place. Still used each week


There he goes ,watching over everyone that leaves through the south gate.


We found some quiet little lanes that kept us off the main road as we made our way to Lencloitre.





The sun came out, the country side was pretty, AND, for the first time in weeks, the wind swung around behind us . 🤗🤗You can't imagine how good that feels.


And a cute little pub to finish the day.