One of the great things I really like about holiday's when I can take my bike with me is the freedom to explore roads that I've not ridden before, enjoy some great weather and seeing new landscapes.
This ride was a 94k loop around the Vendee - west France, starting near Olonne sur Mer heading inland through the Marais - the salt marshes / salt harvesting flats and into the interior before heading north and west to come back to the coast.
It was an early morning ride just after sun rise so the temperatures were pleasant before the heat of the day set in. Here's a few pictures I took as I went along. Next I'll post up details of a ride I did near the Atlantic coast west of Bordeaux.
The marais
A ruined windmill
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| It wouldn't be France in July without sunflowers |
Hill top chateau
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| St Giles de Croix |
The route at Map My Ride
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