Loire a velo

I have some time before i get on the train, with the loaded bike, for St Nazaire. Cannot make it to Vannes as there is railwork so i will be riding an additional few kilometers. The Loire area, which is made up of several areas is absolutely gorgeous:fields of wheat sprinkled with cornflowers, lots of red poppies and the riding, even on the larger D roads has been great. neqrly every driver has treated me with respect as a fellow road user. it is amazing. The weather has been crazy hot then rainy then windy but at least no floods up here unlike in the South of Fr. There are chateaux everywhere, at least 50 that you can visit many more privately owned and lots of forests. i have followed parts of the L a V trail which varies from great to terrible and also done a bit of le indres à velo as well, which is much less developed.
no photos for a while. it takes a while to find an internet cafe as they are only in bigger towns, and even there you have to ask 3 people before you find one. This is a tip from Ron and Nikki, 2 other touring cyclists (USA and New Zealand) i met at Villandry. They are riding to Croatia which isnèt as impossible as it sounds. For me, the Loire toute seule is plenty of challenge and now it is time for hillier and windier Brittany. Everyone comments that "vouse etes bien chargee" which means "you are really loaded" likely they are making a double entendre as in "you are female over 50 and you are doing this? yes, you are vraiment loaded"

i have to get to the Saumur station now and deal with two sets of stairs as the platform is ripped up and being jackhammered. Bienvenue à la Loire à velo folks!