Route: Cluny - Autun
Distance: 55 miles
Height: 4341ft ascent
Time in saddle: 5hrs 5mins
Ok, we've been spoilt by the weather. Beautiful sunny days, making the rolling hills and hay bales into a picture-perfect Monet, almost too hot at some points but nothing that you'd want to complain about.
Today it rained. A lot. That really heavy sort of rain that finds its way inside your waterproofs and feels, when the wind blows, like lots of tiny stones hitting you.
Today was the sort of day where undercover bus stops and church porches are your friends for map changes and snack stops. 55 very hilly, very damp miles. Today was the sort of day where a bit of grit and determination go a long way.
What's funny is that in our half day off yesterday, having rushed to hand wash our cycling kit before taking a guided tour of beautiful Cluny, we then diligently dried everything with the hair dryer in our room to make sure it was fit for the morning. I think it stayed dry for all of about 40 minutes. Oh well.
Ps Autun turned out to be a pretty medieval town where we dried out over an amazing escargot salad and crepes
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