{"id":1323,"date":"2019-07-05T19:38:02","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T19:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/?p=1323"},"modified":"2020-06-16T04:57:58","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T04:57:58","slug":"from-the-bourgogne-into-the-loire-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/2019\/07\/05\/from-the-bourgogne-into-the-loire-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Bourgogne into the Loire Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There was no blog post yesterday because WiFi at our hotel was woeful. Consequently, I&#8217;ve got two days crammed into one post, so I will try not to bang on too much and just give you the nitty gritty.<\/p>\n<h3>V\u00e9zelay to Ch\u00e2teau les Muids<\/h3>\n<p>Stats at a glance ~<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>distance: 165 kilometres<\/li>\n<li>total ascent: ~ 1250 metres<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1324\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1324\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1324 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/Veselay-to-Chateau-les-Muids.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/Veselay-to-Chateau-les-Muids.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/Veselay-to-Chateau-les-Muids-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/Veselay-to-Chateau-les-Muids-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/Veselay-to-Chateau-les-Muids-830x445.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/Veselay-to-Chateau-les-Muids-230x123.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/Veselay-to-Chateau-les-Muids-350x187.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/Veselay-to-Chateau-les-Muids-480x257.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our route for the day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1325\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1325\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1325 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/V-to-ClM-profile.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/V-to-ClM-profile.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/V-to-ClM-profile-300x38.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/V-to-ClM-profile-768x96.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/V-to-ClM-profile-830x104.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/V-to-ClM-profile-230x29.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/V-to-ClM-profile-350x44.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/V-to-ClM-profile-480x60.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The course profile<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With a big day in the saddle ahead of us, Dianne and I wanted to build some momentum and didn&#8217;t stop &#8211; apart from needing to pull over to put her chain back on a couple of times &#8211; until we got to morning snacks, where Francesca once again had done a great job of preparing delectables for us to consume &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1326\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8945.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8945.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8945-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8945-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8945-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8945-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8945-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8945-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The middle of the ride became a lot more interesting and we were making good time so we started stopping for photos here and there. This set of flower boxes caught my eye &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1327\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8940-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8940-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8940-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8940-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8940-1-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8940-1-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8940-1-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8940-1-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; as did these cornflowers on the edge of a wheat field &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1328\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8930-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8930-copy.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8930-copy-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8930-copy-768x567.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8930-copy-830x613.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8930-copy-230x170.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8930-copy-350x259.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8930-copy-480x355.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At a crossroads in a small village this well and house behind looked kind of cool &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1329\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8946.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8946.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8946-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8946-768x723.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8946-830x781.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8946-230x216.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8946-350x329.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8946-480x452.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We passed quite a grand residence, where a sign indicated that it had become a hotel, but I didn&#8217;t see any sign of activity &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1330\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8938-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8938-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8938-1-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8938-1-768x387.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8938-1-830x418.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8938-1-230x116.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8938-1-350x176.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8938-1-480x242.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Crossing a bridge over a small river provided a lovely view &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1331\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8939-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8939-1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8939-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8939-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8939-1-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8939-1-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8939-1-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8939-1-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Further on, Ch\u00e2teau de Fl\u00e9e, a very imposing property, was undergoing extensive renovations &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1332\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8927-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8927-copy.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8927-copy-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8927-copy-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8927-copy-830x477.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8927-copy-230x132.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8927-copy-350x201.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8927-copy-480x276.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have one more photo along this day&#8217;s ride where Di and I did the little diversion into a town square (sometimes these are necessary due to one way roads, sometimes they seem to be put in just to add a little bit of architectural interest to our rides) &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1333\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8948.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8948.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8948-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8948-768x884.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8948-890x1024.jpg 890w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8948-830x955.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8948-230x265.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8948-350x403.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8948-480x553.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While the middle part of the route held quite a lot of interest, the last part &#8211; like the first &#8211; was not so engaging. I was quite surprised really, imagining that riding in the Loire Valley would be full of bucolic images of lush fields and vineyards. As it turned out we were riding through an extensive area of what looked like regrowth forest where, apparently, French nobility in centuries past would come to hunt. For me at least it really became a bit of a transition section: get it done, get to the hotel and put the legs up.<\/p>\n<p>Our accommodation for the night was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chateau-les-muids.com\/en\/hotel-sologne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ch\u00e2teau les Muids<\/a>, quite a lovely old abbey that has been turned into a hotel. Here&#8217;s a photo of Francesca pouring aperitifs to celebrate our longest day in the saddle for the tour &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1334\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8950.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"841\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8950.jpg 841w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8950-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8950-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8950-830x593.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8950-230x164.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8950-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8950-480x343.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A couple of points are worth mentioning before I finish with this day. Firstly, Michael and Louise were very pleased the receive the benefits of an extensive tow from Bruno, the Stallion of Provence for much of the last section of the ride, where mostly flat terrain made it a bit easier to hang on. They really enjoyed putting in the bit of extra effort to stay on the strong man&#8217;s wheel, and the prospect of getting to the hotel and a cold drink that much sooner. Also, for at least three of our riders it was the farthest they&#8217;d ridden in a day, which made for a nice bonus.<\/p>\n<h3>Ch\u00e2teau le Muids to Amboise<\/h3>\n<p>The day&#8217;s stats at a glance ~<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>distance: 104 kilometres<\/li>\n<li>total ascent: about 550 metres<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1335\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1335\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1335 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/ClM-to-Amboise.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/ClM-to-Amboise.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/ClM-to-Amboise-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/ClM-to-Amboise-768x376.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/ClM-to-Amboise-830x406.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/ClM-to-Amboise-230x112.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/ClM-to-Amboise-350x171.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/ClM-to-Amboise-480x235.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Today&#8217;s route took us almost within a stone&#8217;s throw of Tours<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1336\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1336 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/ClM-to-Amboise-profile.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/ClM-to-Amboise-profile.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/ClM-to-Amboise-profile-300x41.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/ClM-to-Amboise-profile-768x104.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/ClM-to-Amboise-profile-830x112.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/ClM-to-Amboise-profile-230x31.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/ClM-to-Amboise-profile-350x47.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/ClM-to-Amboise-profile-480x65.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not a lot of climbing today: the route profile shows 650 metres but it was more like 550<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Our second last day on Lionheart 2019 looked like a real treat. Although it was good to get an <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Century_ride\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Imperial Century<\/a> done yesterday, it was also good to follow it with quite a flat Metric Century. This meant that we didn&#8217;t have to spend a lot of time out in the heat of the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the group came down and started getting ready &#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1337\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1337\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1337 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8953.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8953.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8953-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8953-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8953-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8953-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8953-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8953-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tony surveys the lie of the land while Chris gets his GPS fired up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1338\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1338\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1338 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8952.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8952.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8952-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8952-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8952-830x519.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8952-230x144.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8952-350x219.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8952-480x300.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael cinches up his cycling shoes while Sharon prepares her saddlebag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We had about three kilometres on a busier road before exiting to the sort of quiet byway we were on most of yesterday. I found the first 20 kilometres pleasant enough: the flat riding in cooler conditions was easy but a bit featureless through mostly regrowth pine forest. However, after that it changed significantly, to what seemed like quite ancient oak forest. It was beautiful! Conditions were still cool and shady and I saw a yellow bird with a red head (a woodpecker maybe?) &nbsp;fly past.<\/p>\n<p>This forest continued for some distance and turned into a parkland of national significance called the Domaine National de Chambord &#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1339\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1339\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1339 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8954.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8954.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8954-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8954-768x643.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8954-830x695.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8954-230x193.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8954-350x293.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8954-480x402.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Di stopping at the entrance to the Domaine National de Chambord<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1354\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1354\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1354 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_9555.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_9555.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_9555-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_9555-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_9555-830x585.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_9555-230x162.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_9555-350x247.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_9555-480x338.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Me riding in through the entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the 44 kilometre mark we arrived at the famous, 500 year old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chambord.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ch\u00e2teau Chambord<\/a>&nbsp;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1340\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8955.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8955.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8955-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8955-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8955-830x564.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8955-230x156.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8955-350x238.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8955-480x326.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>where we stopped for coffee &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1341\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8959.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8959.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8959-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8959-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8959-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8959-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8959-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8959-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some of our group did a tour of the castle but I think most were keen to keep moving at this point. Dianne and I got back on our bikes but got off again at 55 kilometres when we came into a nice little town with a Artisanal Boulanger (artisan baker) &#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1342\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1342\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1342 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8961.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8961.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8961-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8961-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8961-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8961-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8961-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8961-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A couple of French cyclists having a drink before going into the boulangerie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8230;where we enjoyed a big bottle of cold water and &nbsp;a couple of terrific tartelettes fraise (strawberry tarts) at a table in the shade. This was more like what we&#8217;d been hoping for as we passed through small French towns &#8211; and experienced in the past in other parts of the country!<\/p>\n<p>While we munching away the Three Gentlemen of Wollongong passed by &#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1343\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1343\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1343 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8960.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8960-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8960-768x688.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8960-1024x917.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8960-830x743.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8960-230x206.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8960-350x313.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8960-480x430.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hmmm. Do we stay or do we go?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Feeling much more into it, we got back on the bikes but before I knew it I wanted to stop again and photograph these two beautiful beasts &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1344\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8962.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8962.jpg 850w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8962-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8962-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8962-830x630.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8962-230x175.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8962-350x266.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8962-480x364.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For a short period of time images kept presenting themselves that I found I wanted to record including this wine merchants&#8217; co-operative &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1345\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8963.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8963.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8963-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8963-768x751.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8963-830x812.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8963-230x225.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8963-350x342.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8963-480x469.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and this house, which I couldn&#8217;t work out: is it a new building made in an older style, or an older building that has had a bit of a modern makeover &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1346\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8965.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8965.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8965-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8965-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8965-550x400.jpg 550w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8965-230x167.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8965-350x255.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8965-480x349.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the same town I had to turn back and capture the image of this gate-post statuette &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1347\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8964.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8964.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8964-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8964-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8964-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8964-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8964-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8964-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The riding continued to be very enjoyable and then we arrived at lunch on the banks of the Loire where this big bridge crosses the river &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1348\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8967.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8967.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8967-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8967-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8967-830x474.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8967-230x131.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8967-350x200.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8967-480x274.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bruno had set up a great picnic in the shade, but I missed getting a picture of it, so big &#8220;sorry&#8221; to those readers who&#8217;ve been enjoying the food photos. It was the last picnic of the tour, so I guess I missed my chance.<\/p>\n<p>By this time we&#8217;d done three-quarters of the ride and Dianne thought we&#8217;d like to get to Amboise and have a cold drink and a snack. I made one more photo stop that I couldn&#8217;t resist as I passed near a bridge on a smaller watercourse &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1350\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8966.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1928\" height=\"1446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8966.jpg 1928w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8966-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8966-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8966-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8966-830x623.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8966-230x173.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8966-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8966-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1928px) 100vw, 1928px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Even though we knew the hotel wouldn&#8217;t be ready for us when we got to Amboise we thought we could ride past it and around to the city centre to find a bar, which we did. On the way I took this photo of the historically important <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chateau-amboise.com\/n\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ch\u00e2teau d&#8217;Amboise<\/a> &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1349\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8968.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8968.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8968-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8968-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8968-830x478.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8968-230x132.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8968-350x201.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8968-480x276.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After a nice cold beer and a snack with Di, then a little extra loop to &#8220;round up&#8221; (as is my wont), passing by this riverside memorial &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1351\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8970.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8970.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8970-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8970-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8970-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8970-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8970-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8970-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; I caught up with her at the hotel, which is a lovely place just under the walls of the ch\u00e2teau. This photo of a sculpture in the grounds and one of the outbuildings might give you a small sense of what the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandesetapes.com\/chateau-hotel-choiseul-amboise\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hotel le Choiseul<\/a> is like &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1353\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8973.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8973.jpg 900w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8973-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8973-768x649.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8973-830x701.jpg 830w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8973-230x194.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8973-350x296.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_8973-480x405.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; as might this one &#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1355\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1355\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1355 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_9563.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_9563.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_9563-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_9563-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_9563-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_9563-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_9563-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/what-becomes-of-the-lionhearted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/07\/IMG_9563-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another ch\u00e2teau hotel; another spiral staircase to lug my suitcase up!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And that&#8217;s if for the past two days. Tomorrow our tour will end, and I think it should be a very scenic ride, as we&#8217;ll be along the south bank of the Rhine most of the day. I&#8217;m really looking forward to seeing what it&#8217;s like, and getting a look at the Ch\u00e2teau de Chinon, which apparently is a genuine traditional stronghold, rather than an indulgence of an aristocrat with more money than he knew what to usefully do with. And I&#8217;m hoping to catch a glimpse of the Plantagenet and Joan of Arc memorials. It should be a great way to finish the tour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was no blog post yesterday because WiFi at our hotel was woeful. 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