Stratfield Saye loop

Hannington loop

Thatcham Garden Centre

Long way round to Sainsbury’s.

To the pub(s)

Nice getting to Avignon early enough to set up camp then go exploring. Woke just after 6:30 and got under way by 8:40, sun was already out. Google presented its usual dodgy choice of gravel tracks when a perfectly good if busy road was there. But further down the road there was a purpose built cycle track. Fine gravel, so we lost speed over the road, but no HGVs to hold up. At Aramon we left the route and headed into the centre to find a coffee. Stocked up from the chemists next door, with dioralyte too, as we are both having a dose each day to keep our salts up. At Monfrin we headed away from the Rhône, climbed a little then set off across open fields with grapes, nectarines, peaches and apricots. It’s tempting to sample the goods but we’ve seen signs asking people to respect the property of the fruit farmers. Karon’s blood sugar went low again but a Tabac in Jonquières St Vincent provided energy drink. Then it was just another 6 miles under a hot sun through vineyards and orchards. Hotel check in is 16:00 so we cycled back a little to find some lunch.

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Stratfield Saye loop

Hannington loop

Thatcham Garden Centre

Long way round to Sainsbury’s.

To the pub(s)

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