30/5 - Day 7 – miles
cycled = 4, total so far 197.
I woke early to a grey sky and decided to stay for
another day. After tea and half a
croissant I cycled into town with Mike and Chris, it was still remarkably
quiet. We went to the tourist Information
office where the helpful woman behind the desk told us of an open campsite at
Moncontour – about half way to north coast.
It was not a great distance but looked very hilly on the map. I decided that that would be tomorrow’s
destination. We then went to the
patisserie and the charcuterie to stock up on food for lunch, dinner and
tomorrows breakfast before returning to the campsite.
I went for a walk around the lake (not the whole lake –
it’s a 25km loop). There’s a large dam
(barrage) and I walked to take a look at that.
If you are into barrages (which I’m not) I’m sure it’s a very
interesting one. 
After that I walked for
a couple of hours through the dense coniferous woodland that surrounds the
lake. I came across some men using
chainsaws to fell trees and then using big horses with harnesses to pull the
trunks up through the woods to the footpath to form a large pile for later
removal. I saw loads of wildlife, red
squirrels, mice, lizards, deer and loads of different types of birds.
I went back to the campsite and spend the afternoon
reading. The place is very tranquil
(unless the outdoor centre next to the camp site lets the hoards of school kids
out to play). The sun came out again mid
afternoon and it stayed hot and clear until dusk. I had an early dinner and then got into my
sleeping bag around ten in preparation for tomorrows hills!
I enjoyed my lazy ‘rest day’ but feel like I missed an
opportunity to rack up some more miles.
Today’s mileage total is 4.
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