Four days in, we’re getting pleasingly back into gear, including already a very wet (dew and fog) night’s camping alongside the canal in Evran.

And finding ourselves today barrelling 120km across the base of Brittany mostly on the old railway tracks of the Voie Verte 3, repurposed as one of France’s most beautiful long distance cycle routes.

Not quite up there with Germany in the sophistication of its cycling infrastructure, but not far short.

We’ve had to share the road only briefly with (this being cycling-mad France, very respectfully driven) cars, and WHAT a contrast to the misery of what passes for cycling support in the UK – where 80% of our journey would have been on roads mainly for the combustion engine.

Batteries remain a problem, but an hour’s break today enjoying the haute cuisine français of a very efficient McDonald’s offered time to recharge in all the necessary ways.

As ever, we’ll let the photos do the talking, posted from a smartphone so probably not set out entirely ideally…

Jutta and her beloved yellow Renault 4 on the left at Mont St Michel in 1976, our first holiday. And with Daisy2 48 years later, just as yellow, just as lovely  (Jutta, that is) and not looking a day older.
Delightful couple Bill & Kathleen from North Carolina, also early 70s (correct! Not early 80s as posted yesterday) on their tandem way north  (no electrics they!) from Montpellier at the other end of France wither we are also wending.
Normandy is mega green in May
And sometimes very weird. How on earth do these trees happen.
Evran campsite, about to test or brand new tent
The early morning view from within
Green again
And yes, La voie très verte
McDonald’s to the recharging rescue
Thunderstorms around, but again, we dodged the lot.
An old station on the voie verte
When France does infrastructure, it does it well. Here a canal, the equivalent in its day of the TGV trains – wide, with capacity, future proof. Cf UK trains and canals…
And this is how we got to where we now are, in Questembert

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One Response to “Mont St Michel across the base of Brittany”

  1. Irene Tagg

    Fab to see your photos Mark and Jutta. The green roads look so enticing. Have a wonderful break, and enjoy the electric boosts. Your new friends Bill and Kathleen are impressive at early 70s, just relying on pedal power! Enjoy, enjoy, Irene