Bike tour Day 37

Since thunderstorms were forecasted for this afternoon, I left as early as possible and took as few longer breaks as possible. Once again, I neglected the check-in time.

The route today also went "across". So most of the time on a lightly traveled country road. At the beginning, this was certainly due to the fact that the highway ran right next to it. I also briefly followed the "Canal de la Marne au Rhin". According to the map, I followed a stream called "La Barboure" for about 11 km, but I didn't see it.

As predicted, it had hardly cooled down and the sun was already heating up around 8:00 a.m. Luckily, there were a few shaded sections. Around noon, the clouds slowly came together. Then it also rained a bit. But even then, I was lucky and didn't get much of it.

When I arrived at the overnight location, I encountered Jeanne d'Arc again. She is from this area.

02-06-2017

Distance traveled: 69.54 km

Total travel time: 4 hours, 29 minutes, and 41 seconds

Average speed: 15.5 km/h

Max. speed: 44.5 km/h

Total altitude gain: 539 m

Overnight stay in Vaucouleurs