28 September 2018: Altica Port d'Arcachon to Noaillan 53 miles; 106 total

Another day with ideal weather, mostly flat paved trail riding, and virtually no wind. Our first 3 hours were in fog that occasionally felt like mist. The sun broke through about 11:30 am. Tomorrow, Saturday, we will cycle north to the Garrone River, and then east on riverside roads or the rumored bike path. This will be the first night without pre-booked lodging.

Foggy Departure on a bike path.

Delicious Fruit Stands in Most Towns and Villages.

St. Andrew du Teich Cathedral

Most towns have a war memorial, this one for WW 1. 

Site of a series of grist mills that began in the early 1700's. Robin and Michael take a break. 

Beginning a long ,paved bike path. While Robin, Michael and I stopped at the old mill site, John went ahead and missed the turn to this bike path. John returned after several calls and agreed that we had found the ideal bike path. 

Our Plat du Jour. Dory (local fish) polenta, with a drizzle of balsamic in the olive oil. 

Dog of the Day

Miles of paved trails.

The Château de Villandraut is a ruined castle in the commune of Villandraut in the Gironde département of France. The castle was built by Bertrand de Goth when he was elected Pope under the name of Clement V. Born in Villandraut, he maintained throughout his life a special affection for his region of origin. 

Robin perusing the bikes littering the entrance to the Castle.

At  Les Chalets du Gelat. I found this two-bedroom cottage on hotels.com. Originally booked for a party of 5, it was and will probably be our most spacious lodging of this trip.

Our  Les Chalets du Gelat Hosts. We purchased food for dinner and breakfast in the nearby town of Noaillan. Our cabin had a full kitchen. We could have parked all of our bikes inside and hardly noticed.