Sunday 25th May.
We all arrive at Orleans gare at differing times and from various origins. Martin, Clyde and I have accommodation at the F1 Hotel, La Chapelle St, Mesmin (which I take to be a district of Orleans) - booked by me. I understand from other posts that Maldwyn and Shawn might be staying at the same hotel.
Monday 26th May.
We follow the Loire cycle route to Blois where (at the moment) we are booked into the Hotel du Bellay (by me). Clyde is endeavouring to confirm that the 5 bedded room I have booked does indeed contain 5 separate beds and not some unacceptable combination of doubles and singles.
I will see if I can find suitable watering holes en route and will do my best to locate the Hotel on arrival in Blois.
Tuesday 27th May.
We proceed to Tours, where Maldwyn has booked 3 rooms at the Hotel F1 Tours Sud.
Wednesday 28th May.
On to Saumur, where we have a mobile home (not too mobile, I hope!) booked by Shawn. There is a swimming pool and some of us have fluffy towels.
Thursday 29th May.
We are bound for a barge on the Loire, allegedly at La Poisonniere-Port, arranged by Clyde.
Friday 30th May.
Last day!!. All of us should arrive in Nantes and then Maldwyn and Shawn head off to La Rochelle for an eventual flight home. Martin has booked the 3 remaining members of the tour into a Youth Hostel (converted from a Tobacco factory, apparently so maybe we will spend the evening hand-rolling Havanas.)
Saturday 31st May.
Clyde disappears into the French hinterland and Martin and I go back to UK courtesy of SNCF, Eurostar and East Midlands Trains. I suspect I will join Martin on the 12:00 from Nantes and the 17:13 from Gare du Nord.
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Clyde has received a reply from the Hotel du Bellay (Blois, 26/5) which tells us that the 5 beds are in reality 2 doubles and a single so I will have to find an alternative. Keep watching the blog.
ReplyDeleteI have cancelled the Hotel du Bellay and booked 3 rooms at the F1. Mine's a triple as they only had 2 twins but they are all the same price. For you 4 it will be £14.50 (at the appropriate conversion rate) plus brekky (not ordered) at 4.60 euros and a small local tax each. It's not ideally placed but everything else is MUCH more expensive.
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