Cosne s Loire to Charite s Loire

Those that do a bit of cycling like to know  what the surface is like on this trail. On a scale of 1to10 , 10 being smooth enough to roller blade on and about 3 being metal , then the first day was about a 6 average , but the next 2 were mostly 10. Unreal ! They have been running along the top of massive stop banks so you can see for miles. 

  There are dozens of other cyclists.  the 2 we are having lunch with , are a couple we met in an old farmhouse beside the track. He's Irish and the woman is from Perth and lives just along from Peter and Elisia. 

    Christine wanted a photo with some of the lovely little ponies we were passing. She wasn't too keen to hear they are bred for mange ( eating )

     Tonight we are in a camp in Charite sur Loire. The church is part of a missionary and was built in 1060 !