After something resembling a full nights sleep, a shower and some morsels of food (called a continental breakfast) we set about exploring the picturesque town of Amboise while awaiting contact from the incoming Aussie contingent.
Amboise on the river Loire is dominated by it's imposing Chateaux home away from home for previous Kingd of France. It's medieval streets provide for a perfect setting for it'd most famous inhabitant Leonardo Da Vinci who spent the last 3 years of his life here at the impressive Close De Lucey.
Meanwhile back at the ranch another drama was developing when my sister Kim rang from Paris airport to indicate that despite waiting for 8 hours Linton and Viv (friends and fellow cyclists) had not arrived nor had the hire car been collected.
Advising Kim to journey to Amboise by way of train we set about riding to our rented Villa at Poce de Cisse
some 4kms coincedentally as it turned out neighbors to Mick Jagger's French retreat.
The Villa turned out to be a classic 2 story French house with exposed 15thC timbers 5 sleeping areas and it's own billiard room. Having established it's location we rode back to Amboise to get supplies met Kim and with the absence of taxis walked with bike and luggage the 4-5kms back to the Villa. Kim after an exhausting day just about fell through the door!
With 2 men in control dinner was pretty simple although satisfying and the nights conversation centers around concern for the non arrival if Viv and Linton. I'd suggested that maybe their plane had crashed (some might say uncaring but hey you need to be practical) while KH renowned for his compassion said "well they could have at least rang us in the way down"!
Only tommorrow will provide an answer!
Amboise on the river Loire is dominated by it's imposing Chateaux home away from home for previous Kingd of France. It's medieval streets provide for a perfect setting for it'd most famous inhabitant Leonardo Da Vinci who spent the last 3 years of his life here at the impressive Close De Lucey.
Meanwhile back at the ranch another drama was developing when my sister Kim rang from Paris airport to indicate that despite waiting for 8 hours Linton and Viv (friends and fellow cyclists) had not arrived nor had the hire car been collected.
Advising Kim to journey to Amboise by way of train we set about riding to our rented Villa at Poce de Cisse
some 4kms coincedentally as it turned out neighbors to Mick Jagger's French retreat.
The Villa turned out to be a classic 2 story French house with exposed 15thC timbers 5 sleeping areas and it's own billiard room. Having established it's location we rode back to Amboise to get supplies met Kim and with the absence of taxis walked with bike and luggage the 4-5kms back to the Villa. Kim after an exhausting day just about fell through the door!
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| Beautiful Amboise |
With 2 men in control dinner was pretty simple although satisfying and the nights conversation centers around concern for the non arrival if Viv and Linton. I'd suggested that maybe their plane had crashed (some might say uncaring but hey you need to be practical) while KH renowned for his compassion said "well they could have at least rang us in the way down"!
Only tommorrow will provide an answer!
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