After a couple nights in Avignon, we continued our journey north through France on August 4th and had a very long 8.5-hour drive to Tours for some time in the Loire Valley. We had a wonderful few days in Tours with three great activities: walking around Tours itself (which is really neat), driving around the Loire area looking at castles (there are dozens in the region), and riding bikes. The castles were spectacular to see. We visited one on our bikes (Chenonceau) and drove to another six in our car, which we had varying degrees of success being able to actually see…some of them are well-hidden from the road and others you can just walk right up to without any sort of entrance fee. Renting bikes was probably the highlight of our time in Tours. We went on a nice 15-mile trek, and even though Keegan fell 20 seconds into the ride (he was fine!) and even though the heat was stifling, we had a blast pedaling around and taking in the scenery from a different vantage point.
Such amazing adventures!! Thank you again for sharing your amazing trip. These charming and quaint little towns are so incredible and picturesque! I love how you included exercise and play along the way! The boys are all getting so tall and so grown up! What wonderful experiences that will last a lifetime! Prayers and blessings as you continue your travels!
Thanks Patti! We really appreciate reading your encouraging comments. š
Hello! It looks beautiful! We stayed in Brittany somewhere very similar to this!
Oh wow! Thatās really cool Benjamin, Iām sure William will be excited to exchange notes on your and our experience.