Thursday 2nd October 2025: Day 3

We awoke to a cool but sunny morning. Coffee, yoghurt & fruit for breakfast didn’t quite do it for me so I walked to the local boulangerie for some croissants. I bought two croissants and one filled with stewed pears. The stewed pears one was delish – the two croissants were saved for lunch.

After a lazy start we then walked Jess dog 4 miles along a cycle path by a canal towards Lac d’Orient. A beautiful walk with plenty of wildlife in and around a canal with clean clear water. Jess loved it but her nose is telling her somethings different !

Lunch was the croissants with Comte cheese & tomato followed by some fruit. So European but we failed at the last hurdle by washing it all down with a bug mug of tea.

After lunch we left Jess to have her afternoon snooze & went for a bike ride round the Lake. This was a lovely ride around a really well maintained cycle path. Made us both realise how poor the cycle infrastructure is in the UK.

Sarah then went further towards Troyes while I chilled with Jess in the afternoon sun. Our evening meal was a mix of noodles, beans, peppers, mushrooms & onions. This was washed down down with the last of the Ventoux red & supplemented with some cheap Lidl Pinot Grigio.

Over the last of the wine a plan was formed for tomorrow…