Today was described as flat and easy, but there were quite a few little hills actually and a couple of long ones too. Easy enough, but certainly not flat. Sometime we wonder if these people who write the instructions have actually ridden the routes.
The highlight was the Tunnel du Bois Clair which is 1.6 metres long and was built in the 19th century. It is the longest European train tunnel restored into a route for cyclists. Here we are excitedly posing before we entered the tunnel.
Luckily it is lit up all the way along.
Stalagmites have already built up in the tunnel.
It must have been slightly down hill, as no sooner were we in than we were out again.
The castle at Berze la Ville.
We arrived in Macon to much excitement and shouting and hooting as France had just beaten Nigeria in one of the World Cup Football matches.
Our last nights celebration dinner was in a lovely old, very French, restrauant, La Lamartine, named for a famous French poet who came from Macon. It was also officially Ian's first day of retirement, so great celebrations all round.
You can see a portrait of the Romantic poet Alphonse de Lamartine (1790-1869) behind us.
Macon's Neo-Roman Saint Pierre' Cathedral.
Joy and Lyn lounge about next to the Cathedral.
Next morning the view from our hotel room was this building...
and men weeding the football floral display...
and Lyn and Ian hurrying off for an early morning train to Austria.
We spent until after lunch looking around Macon, before taking our train to Colmar. Only of moderate interest, Macron is on the Saone River.
They probably compare the ride to the Tour De France.
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