I thought yesterday daytime that maybe the weather had been kind to us, however, there was a huge thunderstorm yesterday evening so we ate at the Hotel we were staying in, I’d like to say it was great however, the menu left a lot to be desired, for starter you could have Fish, fish or fish! The main course was Fish or Veal and desert was Cherry Clafoutis or Cherry Clafoutis, strangely I opted for fish, fish and the Cherry! The Street Party outside of our rooms was noisy ( as you would expect) so sleeping wasn’t really an option, which was a great shame as I feel exhausted 😴.

Breakfast was a challenge Tea – Non, Eggs & toast – Non, cereal -Non, plain yogurt & fruit – possible, croissant 🥐 & coffee – Oui 👍

Well after 3 hrs sleep 😴 & very little to eat, we faced 60 miles and our first real climb 😢🚴‍♀️👍 Col de Guery

Of course it wouldn’t be right without the rain lashing down, it duly obliged & it was torrential, I was slow going up in such bad conditions & very nervous on the decent with so much surface water, but I’m proud to say I did it 😊.

Digging deep today springs to mind with all this rain and so far only 1 day of sunshine. France in June, weather is beautiful, yes course it is, pull the other one 🌧️😊🚴‍♀️👍 so I’ve really had to focus on the end target. We all have bad days mentally and getting thru them makes you stronger. 👊 although at the time it can seem endless.

I’m now off for a sports massage, I need trial separation between my ears & shoulders – they’ve been together for days, so I’m not sure how they will get along 🤣🤣🚴‍♀️

a bientôt xx

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Onward to Day 7