Today we woke up in the dry, packed up and cycled inland to
our new campsite in L'Ile-d'Elle. The campsite is on the
outskirts of a small town near the larger river port of Marans,
both in the heart of the marshes. Most of the cycling today was
pretty flat, and easy going on well maintained canal/drainage
ditch paths.
We stopped for lunch at Marans, which has a notable old church,
which we didn't see. The church we did find is modern and as you
can see has a fairly modern glass and steel spire, even if the
rest of the building is much older. Marans is also in a new
department, Charente-Maritime, though were we are camped is
still in the Vendee as the department and region border falls
between Marans and L'Ile-d'Elle.
We pitched the tent at the small campsite - which also has
functional WiFi too, and then went for a short walk along the
river bank which is accessible from the rear of the campsite.
We also cycled back to the village to check the shops - just
one baker as the mini-market was closed for the summer holiday.
- Picture of the day: Glass and steel
- 49 km cycled
- Cumulative distance 494 km
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