20 juilliet

20 juilliet
Dampierre a Poitiers en le gare
After a lovely breakfast of peanut butter and jam, bid farewell to Morgan, and rode the 25 km to St. Lo and the train station. Under cloudy skies threatening rain. About halfway there, the rain arrived in earnest. This made the train trip to Poitiers all the more gratifying. Unfortunately, it was raining even harder in Poitiers (6 hours later and several hundred km to the south of Dampierre). After exploring the downtown in le deluge, headed to Saint Benoit and the beautiful camping ground beside the river. Raining even harder there. To camp on the sodden turf for 10 Euros, or check into a hotel and dry out for 50 Euros? That was the question. It was the part about setting up the tent in the downpour that swayed my decision making. Warm and drying and ready for tomorrow!