LOIRE 2013 (LOWER LOIRE RIVER)
Bicycle: Hired from shop in Orleans
Where: From Orleans to Saint Nazare
When, how long and how far: August 2013, for approx. two weeks and 400km
Comments: This time cycled down the Loire from Orleans to the coast at Sainte Nazare. Afterwards did some more cycling in Brittany before returning the bikes by train to Orleans.
Route map: Orleans / Blois / Tours / Saumur / Angers / Nantes / Sainte Nazaire |
Bridge over Loire at Orleans |
Fishing from a bridge |
Cathedral at Orleans |
Face at window of pension |
Inside cathedral |
Crossing the Loire river |
Not the Tour de France |
Chateau on the Loire |
Sunset on the Loire |
The Loire is a wine region |
Dangerous route ahead |
Overnight on a boat pension |
The Loire at Nantes |
Sculpture on the Loire |
The Loire empties into the sea |
Returning bicycles in Orleans |