Last night’s stay at Chateau d’Artigny was not as opulent at we had hoped. We’ve been in more comfortable Best Westerns. Note: the chateau is shown above but we were not in the main building. We were in the Spa building to the left of the photo.
On the route today we visited (Too long a visit if you ask me!) Chateau de Chenonceau. To build this in the 16th century, Thomas Boher and his wife Katherine Briconnet demolished the fortified castle and mill belonging to the Marques family.
In 1547, King Henry II donated Chenonceau to his mistress Diane de Poitiers. But the King was killed in a joust and his legal wife, Catherine de Medici kicked out the mistress and took position. Of course the mistress of the dead king didn’t do too badly; she was given another chateau up river – or maybe it was downstream.
So here’s a philosophical question? If you were king and your wife looked like Catherine de Medici (photo on right), wouldn’t you take a mistress Or two?
Once again we had some beautiful roads today. BUT YOU WILL NEVER SEE THEM. NOT ON THIS BLOG. When I’m riding beautiful roads and having a great time, I’M NOT GOING TO STOP TO TAKE A PICTURE. They’re for me to enjoy and you to fanaticize about! The only way you’ll get to enjoy them is to get on a bike and ride yourself.
CLICK HERE TO SEE TODAY'S ROUTE. This includes the extra couple of miles when we missed a turn.
WHO’S RIDING
Dan and Rita Ireland
David and Rita have been married nearly 40 years. Actually, next year is the 40th anniversary but they are beginning their celebration this year! They have a son, Jesse (34) who followed his father into a career of firefighting and their daughter, Jan (32) is a mental health specialist. Rita is originally from Iowa and David is from California; they met on a beach. They have lived in Seattle for over 30 years.
David was a firefighter for 21 years and for the past 15 years he has been a Manager of Quality Assurance at the 911 Center. Rita, now retired, was an educator for 42 years, working in the classroom and as a librarian.
This is their first BAC ride and their first organized bike tour. They have enjoyed this experience and plan to do more traveling with BAC. Their next trip is to Moab, UT where they will ride mountain bikes and motorcycles.
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