Mareuil le port

The path out of Chateau Thierry started as concrete beside the river and we thought ‘Great ‘👍

It didn’t last for long though and we were back on a D road. Not too busy and so far no hills

Garden art? He must be a champagne grower!
Jaulgonne. I was so busy taking a snap of the shop keeper that I missed a sign
Christine can’t get bottom gear and there’s a big hill in front of us.

First really big one for 2 days ,3 kms and quite steep. But that wasn’t the worst ! At the top I checked the online map and realised we had missed the turn to Dormans. SHIT SHIT SHIT !

There it is! The return trip was fun at least
At a lookout we stopped for a snack and to watch the machinery ( at least I did .love the tractors !)
Now are they spraying for bugs or adding the special flavours
Crossing the Marne into Dormans
For those that follow the Tour de France , this is Troissy. It came through here.
And finally into Mareiul Le port. If that e-bike wasn’t well locked to the wall I would have swapped
So this is what it’s like to live in town!

It’s been near 30 degrees today and we’re heading downtown for a …..

….BEER. Salut. 😁