Stage 6

Having made a bit of cock-up with the TDF schedule it was decided to race the race. We would try to do tomorrows (15th Juiliet) TDF stage a day early and in reverse to try and catch the finish of the actaul days stage. This was a really good idea and we were both fired up for it (40k done in record time) until we checked out how far we'd actually have to cycle. At least 170k including short-cuts. A certain ammount of giving up started to happen from then on. A quick stop to see Ronaldo? let me explain.. Something that has come as a bit of a suppise to us so far is the importance of McDonalds to our touring. The French don't get on all that well with the internet and seem to avoid it whenever they can. Good old Ronaldo's is different though, it is somewhere that we can count on to always get free Wi-Fi' and hence this blog. Add, free use of plugs and food with high levels of calories (very important). Its a shock winner. So if you are wondering why there has not been an update for a while (thats you Aga) then its because we have not found a McDonalds in a while. We casually cycled into the sweetly named Donzy and were pleased to find that despite some serious counter evidence, cycling in France is not dead. A road race of at least 100 8-13 year olds was taking place which restored some faith. Onwards. After some diversions and massive hills we found ourselves a good 25k of our intended night spot (Allgony) but chanced apon a wonderful restuarant with a garden area. Bikes parked and bodies dumped we began to refuel. Adam had the Chicken and I had the Beef. After the food and wine we gave up on Allgony and rolled down the road to a campsite by a lake.