On the road again (pt. 2)

This is the second entry of my main trip, part one is below (apologies for any confusion, and the lack of line breaks - that's my iPad's fault not mine!). If you want to read part one first, scroll down accordinglly!! When I left off I was sitting at a campsite just outside Bague-Picon after my first day back in the saddle. I packed up early(ish) the next morning, oh alright - I left at half-ten - not quite early, but better than eleven. I had half an idea of where I wanted to get to, and so duly punched the route into my GPS and headed towards St. Martin de Brehal, just north of Granville. To my amazement, I actually managed the whole thing and as such completed my longest ride to date - 77km all in! The weather was great, not quite as hot as Wednesday, but just about right. En route I overtook and was subsequently overtaken (and repeat ad infinitum - almost) a couple of French chaps on racing bikes. A few miles outside Avranches they had stopped by the side of the road and flagged me down to share a drink with me. Despite them not speaking a word of English and my French still being limited at best, I still managed to convey the scope of my journey to them, and also to learn that they (in their late sixties or early seventies at my best guess) were embarked on their own Tour de France, all the way around the edge, in 30 days. They were in a team of three, two riders and one chase car, changing the driver every day. For those of you that say that you're too old or out of shape, there's hope for you yet!! The campsite itself was nothing special, but a cycle along the front showed the place off very well. Unfortunately their bar and pizza restaurant were only open for July and August, so amenities were a little hard to come by. I settled for a half bottle of Chote du Rhone and a steak at a nearby restaurant! Today's ride was markedly shorter - only 62km, but the weather has taken a turn for the worse. Hang on, I think I might be lying there. Yep - turns out the weather's fantastic. According to my cycling computer it hit 34 degrees this afternoon whilst I was stopped for lunch, and has only dropped a few degrees since then and now (ten past five). As it is, I'm sitting inside typing this as I think that my face might not quite appreciate it tomorrow if I don't... I popped in to a little charcuterie earlier today and picked up a chicken leg (lunch) and some ham and pate (dinner) for today's nourishment, accompanied by a couple of Mars bars (French Mars bars are FAR better than English ones) and a chocolate eclair whilst overlooking a beautiful parish church. Today's ride was great, though very hard work due to the heat. I'm definitely rethinking when I'm going to be cycling in future, and will make sure that in the heat of the day I'm sitting in the share for some lunch and a nap. As it was today I was stopping every thirty minutes and have gone through more than four litres of water. Arriving a little later will not be a problem to avoid the heat of the day, especially as sunset yesterday was around ten o'clock!! The campsite here, Les Chapellos (I think - I'll confirm that later) in Tourigny-sur-vie, is absolutely stunning. There's a couple of English campers around and I was treated to my first cuppa of the trip - a welcome sight I can tell you! There's a swimming pool, so I'm now clean, and a bar, so I'm shortly to be signing off! As it's so hot and this site is so beautiful (next to a huge couple of lakes) I'm going to stay here to recharge for another day and head off up towards Bayeaux on Sunday. Just as an aside, I've got a mobile for whilst I'm away - if anyone wants to get hold of me, message me on Facebook and I'll drop you the number. That's me for now...