Since I stayed with my guests somewhere in the middle of Paris ( which is quite a big city ), I first had to ride about 50 km to get out of the city.
Unlike the previous day which was Sunday (when the traffic seemed all over the place with cyclists and pedestrians skipping red lights like they please ), this morning actually went pretty smooth using cycling lanes that took me out of the city and everybody behaved very well in traffic, sticking to their own lanes, which is crussial, especially in a rush hour.
The path onwards took me through Fontainebleau which was a nice surprise!
To an ordinary person this might seem like another national park, however me being a climber, I was immediately looking forward to seeing some rock and climbers.
The route took me through very nice and calmy woods and I was immediately greeted with many rock formations. I havent seen any climbers nor I have gone deeper to explore this area, but I was pleasantly surprised with quality of the rock which was very grippy (climbers will understand:)
It didnt take long for my thoughts to wonder how it would be very nice to spend the night here in those woods but as it was only the beginning of the day I simply didnt feel like staying and continued my journey onwards.
Btw, I forgot to mention but from all the disciplines climbing offers (sport climbing, big wall, alpinism, winter climbing etc..) , bouldering is the only thing I dont really like. Hard to explain but this is just the way I feel about it.
And then the path continued onwards using these river canals following the river Loire ( which in turn ended being Eurovelo 3, which I was not planning, I only pointed towards Torino and Komoot did the rest ), was actually very nice and super peaceful, because mostly this is only a cycle path and no other vehicles are permitted.
Komoot sometimes seems to mix bike ride with serious offroading. The picture doesnt show the real offroading that took place here. I cannot do this with all my luggage.
Old French towns
Game of reflection
Game of reflection 2
Sleeping next to quiet river
Morning mist
Even this sign says Eurovelo 3 :)
Also you get these tables often where you can sit and if you decide to stay overnight ( which I often did ) you get a table for dinner :p
Keep in mind that the river canal often avoids the city center so if you want to see cities make a detour when the river passes through cities.
Never ending canals never get boring
Lovely small French towns
The food that gets me ove the day :) I wont eat all this in a day but it gets close :P
Plenty of tables for resting
Little bit of French arhitecture
Now thats a reflection
Another quiet night
More canals
Streching my legs everday is a must. Without this my knees would be fucked.
Sleeping under the bridge.
Not really hiding like always but more 23-07 o'clock , keep it clean and leave no trace camping as I usually prefer.
Military graveyard
One day the river path stopped and the route took me over a very quiet country side, but at the same time it involved a lot of climbing.
Have you noticed the hills ?
It may not seem like that in the pictures, but believe me, last time I climbed so much was a long time ago.
In fact, I had to stop and think when was the last time on this trip that I climbed so much and I realized it was waay back on the beginning of the trip in Slovakia!
Is this possible? (I ask myself)
I guess it is :)
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