Day 5: Canal de Briare: Etape du tour de France feminin - Popi goes to Nevers - CycleBlaze

August 7, 2013

Day 5: Canal de Briare: Etape du tour de France feminin

Rest day to visit the area after a thunderstorm. Having catched a cold I though I was sweating ... no my tent was full of water. Hey I had a free waterbed. It's been raining all night long. The best way to limit water invasion was to empty the tent (before breakfast) and installed it to another spot without the tarp.

Meanwhile, Mario went to the bakery and brought us back croissants and chaussons aux pommes.

My mistake: The tarp to protect was a little bit larger than the ten and the water from the roof felt directly on it and accumulate there with no possibility to drain.
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Our shelter for breakfast up to mid morning
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Water is everywhere
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Briare is famous for its faience and porcelains. There is a place in town where the porcelain factory is getting rid of leftovers faience, called " La décharge ". It is like a huge mountain with open access to everybody to dig on it a bring back, piece of porcelain, buttons of all sort.
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Rich store
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Bridge leading to Chatillon sur Loire
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Guest house at Mantelot lock
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Bucolic trail leading to the Mantelot lock
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The canal seen from the road
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Surprising architecture
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Popi on his way to Nevers and Jean Jacques's back
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Jean Jacques et Babette
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A place where walking is a pleasure
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Loire river on left side
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Water over the road
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This is the canal "bridge" entrance over the river Loire and over the main road
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Briare town before the thunder ...
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Today's ride: 27 km (17 miles)
Total: 249 km (155 miles)

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