This morning early I rode the fully loaded bike tentatively from Maison Maillet to Gare Nancy. The train trip to Never, the start of the ride is 3.5 hours via Dijon. This is the Bourgogne region, a land of wine, mustard, wheat cows and sheep. Very green and very rich agriculturally. In Dijon the influence of the Alps is beginning to appear but now as the train has turned west, the buildings are reveting back to the typical architecture of Lorriane, Champagne and Ardenne.
I have mixed feelings about the ride. Whilst there is a lot of freedom, it is quite lonely and at times physically demanding. However I know that once I get into a routine, I will begin to enjoy it. Tonight I am camping in Nevers amongst all the Dutch camper vans by the Loire River.
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