We were looking forward to a quiet weekend, and Saturday didn't disappoint. Outside it was dark and wet, meaning we stayed inside, both nursing mild heads. Self-inflicted on one part (a mere half-bottle of wine on Fri evening), work/stress related on the other.
Sunday we are both feeling somewhat better and the weather is infinitely better. From a day of constant twilight and rain to a day of uninterrupted sunshine. La bienheureuse proposes a bike ride.
"Just a short one, up the river and back..."
Famous last words. We'd forgotten that it was the Lyon Free VTT - the annual velo tous terrains race/fun ride round Lyon. As soon as we got onto the quayside we met hordes of sporting types on mountain bikes cycling furiously in the other direction. So, we get to our usual turn round point and la bienheureuse says,
"Let's carry on a bit further, it'll be quieter."
Famous last words. We carried on, and on, and on. Until, 10km later, we reached Parc Miribel. Which, I have to admit, was very pleasant in the sunshine. So pleasant we cycled all the way round before heading back. All of which added up to a total of something like 35km. Just a short one...
After all the rain of the previous day, the river was very high. And it got higher still. On the way out, the path at the point where it passes closest to the river was still dry. On the way back it was flooded. Fortunately we spotted all the VTTers splashing gamely through it in time to divert onto the upper quay. Not stupid, us, we stayed dry.
