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Wednesday 19th June 2024 Day 6 – La Roche Guyon A dry day today, what a relief after yesterday's deluge. And we're no longer going inland, having turned the corner now, so less uphill gradients. It was a very meagre and sugary breakfast from Fabienne though, a bit disappointing. We left Boisemont at about 9.50 and rode downhill, fairly steep and fast, to Triel where we crossed the bridge over the Seine and set off downstream making for the sea. It was easy riding for the most part, being predominantly downhill alongside the river.
There were some stretches of fast, smooth cycleway, some running by the side of fast main roads but other parts were along rough, gravel tracks - it's definitely not a suitable route to take a racing bike with thin, slick tyres. There aren't many cafes en route so we got a bit dehydrated and hungry as we went along, but eventually managed to get a cheesy bread thing from an artisan boulangerie in Elizabethville, and an almond tart to go with it.
Although the going was easy overall we clocked up an impressive 50 miles today, which is quite enough for mature gentlemen like Andrew and myself. (Actually it was only 49.67 miles so I rode up the street and back to bring it to the more sensible number).
We rolled into La Roche Guyon at about 4.40 and had a quick quiche and cup of tea there at another artisan boulangerie. Then it was off to our awful accommodation, the 'Gite Ancien Relais de Saint-Jacques'. Well the place definitely did smell as if some of the 'ancient gits' had died here, and that their favourite cats and dogs had demonstrated their sorrow by marking the territory in the usual way. Ugh. Smelled awful, and damp. Never mind, eh.
Not much food-wise here for the decent folk: had to settle for a bruschetta camprese(?) and a couple of beers. | ||||||||
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