Last night we arrived back to camp after a day in Paris during which we weren't mugged or pickpocketted or anything else untoward happened to us at all. It was a fantastic, most enjoyable, fun day out.

On Saturday, the clouds dispersed and the sun came out and we got on our bikes again. This time we headed off to the top end of the three reservoir system to the village of Dienville, a trip of around 42kms there and back to the campsite.

So on we go to Troyes. Champagne, shopping, Lacoste and chocolate. Yesterday we enjoyed a lazy day in camp after walking what felt like fifty thousand miles around Paris. My poor feet! It was a chance to catch up with some personal admin, updating the blog and so on. We also finished off the last of the ox cheek stew and very nice it was too.