We were up and out running before 7.50 am – most impressive! The PlaceVerdun was in the sun, but there were dark clouds in the direction we were heading, and as we turned onto the coastal path just past the sewage works we felt the first drops of rain. We had seen two guys running in the park accompanied by a cyclist/coach/bodyguard. I could hear voices behind us and sure enough they had been running parallel with us and then turned onto the same path. At the half way mark we took a slightly different and longer variation on the route of the day before – to ensure the run way actually over 60 mins! In doing so we dropped them! We did see them back in the park at the very end of the run. I was pleased to manage the hour as I hadn’t expected to run so far until a week on Sunday (my target!)
We headed out to breakfast – this time at the café next to the Croissant Dore as they had canopies and the seats were dry. I managed to sneak (buy) a pain au raisin at the CD nonetheless. Shopped for lunch supplies at the Monoprix towards the Old port and we were on the road before 11am.
We made excellent progress and after doing over 220miles were having lunch next to the River Inde before 2pm, arriving at Azay by 3pm. We took a walk around the town, taking in the tourist info, and outside of the chateau enclosure, which was advertising the nightly ‘son et lumiere’ which was clearly the raison d’etre of the town’s tourist industry, (well that and the wine!) it was far busier and more crowded than I’d anticipated – on the positive side this meant there was a range of bars and restaurants, cons included the piped music the whole town was forced to endure, the loud tourists and the congested crossroads at the centre of town. We stopped in a bar for an Orangina then went for a short ‘chill’ in the hotel. Later it was out for an Afligem beer in the same bar before a menu in a nearby hotel. We both started with the local foie gras, asking for a vin doux to accompany it – delicious! Seem to have been hungry and eating for a lot of this trip – but few crisps!
We headed out to breakfast – this time at the café next to the Croissant Dore as they had canopies and the seats were dry. I managed to sneak (buy) a pain au raisin at the CD nonetheless. Shopped for lunch supplies at the Monoprix towards the Old port and we were on the road before 11am.
We made excellent progress and after doing over 220miles were having lunch next to the River Inde before 2pm, arriving at Azay by 3pm. We took a walk around the town, taking in the tourist info, and outside of the chateau enclosure, which was advertising the nightly ‘son et lumiere’ which was clearly the raison d’etre of the town’s tourist industry, (well that and the wine!) it was far busier and more crowded than I’d anticipated – on the positive side this meant there was a range of bars and restaurants, cons included the piped music the whole town was forced to endure, the loud tourists and the congested crossroads at the centre of town. We stopped in a bar for an Orangina then went for a short ‘chill’ in the hotel. Later it was out for an Afligem beer in the same bar before a menu in a nearby hotel. We both started with the local foie gras, asking for a vin doux to accompany it – delicious! Seem to have been hungry and eating for a lot of this trip – but few crisps!
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