Day 268 – EU – France [St Brisson Sur Loire to Germigny des Pres]

28/12/20

41.5km

  From St Brisson Sur Loire (France) to Germigny des Pres (Frace)

Europe

A very warm send off from the friends of St Brisson and a sighting of a “Chateau de la Loire” on the way

As I finished preparing the stroller this morning, all the friends of Anne & Thierry (my hosts) who had run the final kilometers with me yesterday, started coming in! Soon enough, there were 8 eight of us. Prune, Armelle, Laure, Nicolas, Bruno, Thierry and Nicolas would be accompanying me out of Saint Brisson. But before we left, this very warm group of friends offered me some of their homemade gifts: “Terrines” of wild boar and game! How thoughtful and kind!

This joyous group accompanied me in the cold and drizzling rain for the first 7km. I bid them farewell and kept going. I ran on the southern bank of the Loire river for 30km, then crossed the river at Sully sur Loire. That’s where I saw the first of the “Chateaux de la Loire”. This region of France was considered the “garden of France” and was a favorite place to retreat and wind down for Kings and nobility alike, from the 15th century onwards. Anyway I passed by the “Chateau de Sully” on the banks of the river, splendid – but closed for visits of course.

I continued my route alongside the “La Loire a Velo” cycling paths, a network of paths built for those cycling the valley to visit the castles (mostly during summertime). I reached Germigny early afternoon and was greeted by a very deserted place. It was also starting to rain hard again, so I cut short my tour of the area and headed for shelter at the only hotel in town.

Check my daily run GPS data on or

Here is the map of today’s run: