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This is Cluny, glimpsed through the trees, it was still only just before 10.00 in the morning but I didn't want to go any further. Largely because from here I had to make a decision about which way to go next, down the Rhone valley, the flatter version, or westward and over the hills. All of this because I was following a dutch guide book by Benjaminse.

Actually, while I'm on the point I can't recommend this book highly enough. It somehow manages to choose the quietest tiny roads in France, with the least ascent and the most descent, through the prettiest parts. It was great, I must buy part one that goes from Amsterdam to Beaune to do the whole thing next year.

In the end I decide to for the hillier version, not because I like hills but I do like the views.

Day two, 6th July, was Cluny to Charlieu. 5.5 hours of riding, 74km distance, max speed 50km/hr and 13.7km average.

Actually there's one other statistic about Cluny that's worth mentioning. It was from a small patisserie that I bought what turned out to be the very best pain au amande that I'd get during the whole trip.

Later note: I've done quite a few trips through France now and this is possibly the best pain aux amandes in the whole of France.