From Fontainebleau to Nemours


It was a little challenging getting out of Fontainebleau, lots and lots of traffic. We met Pat and Sherry again, Pat guided us to where the bike trail split off - not that we couldn't have found it ourselves, but he was being helpful. It was hot! Got up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, which is not a big deal when you're in the shade, but biking in the sun was pretty warm. Beautiful terrain as usual along the canal de loing, which connects the Seine and the Loire. We are on the old tow path, which has been converted to a bike / walking trail. Overall very nice.
The signage was great, except where it was most necessary - there was one spot where the bike trail was closed and there was zero signage. This was in champagne sur Seine.as soon as it was obvious where the trail was, the signs were everywhere. We stopped and Peter got an ice cream there, and ask the restaurant owner to fill up the water bottles. We had lunch at the beginning of the town of nemours, in a nice park on the edge of the canal. As we were sitting there eating our bread and cheese, two people walked by, they both said bon appetit.
We got to the campground, which was about 2 km south of the town of nemours. I was excited to stay in one of these "pod" buildings,but the reality was that it had been sitting in the hot sun all afternoon, and had to be aired out for hours in order to be habitable. Also, no power, until the campground attendant came by and as a special favor plugged in a cable for us. Another thing was that there was a wasp nest over the front door. and another thing was that there was sap dripping from the wood on the ceiling onto the sheets. Oh well, it was an interesting experience, probably won't  try camping again though. also, it was 79 euros, which I thought was extremely expensive for what we got
We biked into town and had some dinner, then went to the Carrefour grocery store, which was the rattiest one I've ever seen. Also even though it was a small store, there was a security guy up front. I guess they needed it.

This is sounding a little negative, but even though there were some challenges today and discomforts, it was still fun and a beautiful ride. Lots to see along the side of the road, though definitely hot. Almost no roads where we were with cars, it was bike trail all the way. Peter and I talked a lot, he's reading a couple books on the Kindle that I've read as well, which provides things to talk about. We listened to a podcast together in the evening, an interview with Yeonmi Park. 
By the way, I'm doing this all through voice recognition. My bluetooth keyboard was being problematic, so I ditched it.

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