Bicycle ride : Saint-Ouen, Saint-Firmin-des-Prés, Rocé, Coulommiers-la-Tour

Technical details :
Date 20 November 2010
Stages Saint-Ouen, Saint-Firmin-des-Prés, Rocé, Coulommiers-la-Tour
Crew Shazen, Stoumik, William
Forecast Grey and overcast
Kms 28.207
Time 1h51:38
Average 15.2 km/h
Pros Cons
– Discovery of the “Vendômois” – A bit of road

For this ride, change of course ! We leave the Loire on one side to find the Loir in the Vendômois, and also our recurrent guest of a day, William. We start our route by leaving from Saint-Ouen and rejoin the Loir by making first a loop around the pond of Saint-Ouen. Then we take a path alongside the Loir, lined with fishing grounds. This is the opportunity for us to stop by one of those mysterious grounds …

The fish aren't biting much on the Loir's bank

The fish aren't biting much on the Loir's bank

But what happened here ?

But what happened here ?

Following this break, we continue our journey a bit farther in the middle of the fields, and tunnels …
Careful, we pass under a tunnel

Careful, we pass under a tunnel

We reach Saint-Firmin-des-Prés, that we cross to rejoin by the road, the town of Rocé. At the bend in a path, we find ourselves in front of a strange church which only neighbours are bees.
The mass is said

The mass is said

What is this strange hive ?

What is this strange hive ?

We go on our bicycle ride toward Coulommiers-la-Tour, where are the remains of a Dungeon on clump, surrounded by moat … and mushrooms …
What's left of the dungeon

What's left of the dungeon

No omelette for today, no thanks

No omelette for today, no thanks

But when leaving again, this is the tragedy. Another flat tyre for the Chatmouettes ! This time, it’s for Stoumik. The funny part is that we have nothing to fix the tyre this time. Too optimistic, maybe ?
Well, never mind, we continue a bit anyway for a few kilometres until the entrance of the town of Areines, as the tyre is not completely flat. But it doesn’t last and we have to admit that we won’t go farther by bike for today, at least, all the Chatmouettes together.
Stoumik, handicaped by his flat rear tyre has no other choice than sheltering next to a wash house while Shazen and William come to “rescue” him by car, and end up this first bicycle ride of the Chatmouettes in Vendômois.

SoF

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Les Chatmouettes c’est avant tout une équipe qui a eu envie de partager leur amour des randonnées en pleine nature sur des véhicules terrestres composées de deux roues alignées entrainé par la force motrice de son conducteur. Chatmouettes, plus qu’un nom, c’est un état d’esprit : Liberté – partage – découverte.

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