80 miles approx & 2,400 calories 👍
This morning was interesting, I shot out of bed at 4.30/5 am by a loud bang, a thunderstorm hit incredibly loud, followed by some amazing flashes of lightening, fascinating to watch although at such an early hour I’m not sure it was appreciated.
This mornings ride was amazing , it was hot, humid & steamy, the scenery superb followed by an early lunch next to a lake with some of my fellow travellers.
Whilst we were having lunch, the thunder started followed by biblical downpours of rain, during a lull in proceedings we all got back on our bikes, more thunder & lightning, the wind was swirling around, I actually stopped cycling at one point, I couldn’t see where I was going 😱 scary stuff indeed 😰 I’m not sure the word wet quite covers it 🌪️⛈️⛈️🌬️💨 anyway we carried on, the sat nav gave up & I got lost! Finally got where we needed to be 😊 so all’s well that ends well! My cycle shoes are drying out on a heated towel radiator 😳
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8 responses to “Day 2 – Bagnoles de l’Orne to La Flèche”
That sounds pretty hairy Wendy, hoping you have better weather tomorrow. Rain and thunder here, but held of till the afternoon, managed a ride and a meal out before it got to us!
I Hope thé kids bought you a nice Father’s Day present. Glad one of us got back before the rain 😊
Today was pretty hairy! Never ridden in conditions like that before. I’ve got my fingers crossed for tomorrow 🤞
Sounds challenging! Well done for persevering! I hope you had some haribo to get you through the tough day … or have the wheelers depleted your stock? 🤣 I hope tomorrow brings you drier conditions 🚲 ☀️
No haribo I think Andy must have totally depleted my stocks 🤣🤣 I hope you and Flávio are both having a great time.
Ooo Wendy the Azores islands are so much different to mainland Portugal! Absolutely loving it. Amazing views, culture, food and so many amazing sites … but loving your pics and update and feeling connected to you all!
Well done Wendy!! Don’t let the rain and thunder dampen your spirits. Have a great time and just think, me, C, E & E did a 10km ride this morning and we were very proud of ourselves!! 🤪🤦♂️
Looking forward to more blog posts 👍
Thank you, Glad you enjoyed your ride this morning. À bientôt x
Bit like the uk atm then
Well done it looks fun all of you having a good time