by Liz Miles : 43. Ascent : 817’. After six delightful days mainly along the Nantes-Brest canal, today we should reach the Atlantic coast. The wild flowers along the canal edge have added daily colour, with quite a bit of variety from one day to the next – powder-blue sow thistle everywhere two days ago…

by Philip Day’s mileage : 49 Running total : 377 Today was a shorter ride, as we headed south to Aberdeen for the first rest day of our trip. With a planned route of 49 miles, we left our cottage  shortly after 10 – but not before a visit to the bench looking out over the…