Camping Belle Vue, Muides sur Loire

We were awoken by a roar. We both knew it was the sound of hot air balloons taking to the skies in time to watch the sun rise. Amazingly we were the first cyclists to leave. The climb out of town, passing Leonardo de Vinci's house was long and hard. John cycled, Angela walked. It was too early to strain her bad knee. Our ride took us out into the countryside and pass many vineyards before dropping back down to the river where traditional flat bottomed boats awaited today's customers. We made good time arriving in Blois by lunchtime. We'd even had time for a coffee stop along the way. Once again keen to stay in the shade during twelve to three we found a table under some trees and sat talking to an Australian couple. They told us skin cancer was on the rise in their country and there had been a large advertising to make people aware. 'Between eleven and three, get under a tree'. This evening rain clouds come and go. Fingers cross the rain misses us. However we end the day as we began with the sun. The sky is ablaze as the sun slips below the tree line. Today has been a good day. John spotted a female stag beetle, and we didn't get lost.