Camping Kanopee Village, Trevoux

Last night we ended bunking up with the Germans in the dishwashing room as the Chinese lady became made it quite clear she would carry on washing and drying her clothes for as long as she wanted. The lighting in our room was operated by a motion sensor and the Germans thought they had knocked them out by covering them. But they hadn't, every time one of us moved the lights came on. All in all we didn't sleep that badly. Compared to a night in a reclining seat on the car ferry it was luxurious. The second storm did not materialize during the night, but we felt safer being inside after large sections of trees fell during the earlier storm. The caravan and motorhome owners all looked very nervous.

A stop at the tourist office and then morning coffee at a cafe before setting off. A few spots of rain fell and we quickly put on all our wet weather gear, but the rain soon eased and we cycled many miles easily. We hadn't realized just how slow we'd been cycling in the heat. By lunchtime, eating in a dry spot under a tree we wondered why we'd complained about the heat as the rain fell in sheets bouncing of the surface of the river Saone. Miserable. And from then on it became worse. Closed campsites, more heavy rain and tiredness. How much further? As we approached  Trevoux the swiss riverboat cruiser we'd seen yesterday was just waiting to berth.

Through the large glass windows we could see onto the cabins. Unmade beds, clothes strewn everywhere a lady in her bra. Cover yourself up madam for goodness sake. At the campsite we tried to book a cabin as the thought of another night of heavy rain was just too much. But they only had one left at 120 euros, we could have it for 80 euros. Too much. Angela offered sixty but was declined. We could however pay for a pitch and stay the night in the very large marquee.

Here we go again! So here we are, just us, no Germans, they'd opted to take a train south to the Ardeche region. Tomorrow we will cycle to Lyon and catch a train 15 miles to Vienne to avoid cycling on some very busy dangerous dual carriageway. We've been told the weather will be fine. Good, we just want to get back to sleeping in our own tent.