9 July Saint-Meen-Le-Grand to St. Malo

Left hotel and straight on route on lanes and very quiet roads for a while. Cooler than before but still good. Gained height and had lovely views over wide area of farmland and woods. Soon we were on a Voie Vert proper, ie old rail line now used for cycling. It was like being on a secret tunnel through the countryside. Often the trees were completely covering the track, and then in a break we would see a different landscape, or a small village. Then back into the tunnel. This continued for a while then we were forced to take a rougher alternative as the normal route was closed due to a landslide. We arrived in Dinan, which was busy, lots of boats, cyclists and day trippers. At this point we decided to head for St.  Malo, we had the time.magain the well signed route provided no problems and just after 5 we were in Dinard. Suddenly a lot of traffic, lots of people, the sea and the end of our trip apart from a few little things to do. Find the ferry, then take 2 heavily laden bikes and one even heavier tandem down the steep steps to the ferry across to St. Malo. All achieved, found a hotel, quick change and a great meal, book the van and hotel in Portsmouth and bed.

Ferry across to St. Malo from Dinard - after taking the tandem down some very steep steps.

Reflections on our trip to follow.
Mileage:-  49 Miles Total:- 1016 miles
Kilometres:- 1625 (for Roger, who seems to be a little confused, passed the 1000 km over a week ago)