Chartres

Well, easy days can sometimes get harder. After a luscious lunch by the canal in Verneuil we set off on the D939 road to Chartres. By the time we were installed in the campground it was still only 4 o'clock, the sun was shining, sunset was at 9:45 pm and so we hooked Heidi to the 3 amp supply, grabbed the bikes and cycled the three miles into town.
Chartre is a mid-sized city, about 40,000 population, 55 miles or so southwest of Paris. It has a Cathedral, promoting it to a city, and is described as "a hill town" due to a raised area about 100 feet in height that provides a natural foundation for the old city fortifications. The River Eure runs through the town which is located at the eastern end of the Loire Valley region. See Slideshow