{"id":12579,"date":"2026-08-07T09:36:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T09:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/?page_id=12579"},"modified":"2026-08-07T12:02:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T12:02:43","slug":"day-6-sunday-7-8-16-beauvais-to-giverny","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/day-6-sunday-7-8-16-beauvais-to-giverny\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 6: Sunday 7.viii.2016. 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I remember some pretty snooty looks at me and the bike and I had to give up and cycle on to a particularly horrible camp site which was reached along a lethal pebbly, gravelly track on which I remember going over and scraping my knee as I eventually lost the tired battle to keep Toto (who wasn't yet Toto) vertical.  Rude campsite staff and a toilet block that badly needed disinfectant and a power wash.  I hope it's improved!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, I started in Beauvais which I really didn't remember from 1980.  It was a real shock and looking at the images I am horrified again that  it had left so little imprint on my memory banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My images are pretty poor and it's interesting to reflect that I was using a digital camera but one that really struggled with the contrast range, which was a pretty serious challenge across the whole ride as by now I was riding into often cloudless skies and bright sun.  My recollection is that I didn't get a drop of rain until I was on the hill down into Compostela.  The contrast problem was particularly severe inside churches with plain windows.  I could probably go some way to correct this by tinkering with the images but I confess I am not going to make the time for that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This actually gives a pretty good idea of the outside of the cathedral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.46.09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.46.09-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.46.09-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.46.09-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.46.09-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.46.09-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.46.09-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It interests me that, as was the case ten years ago, I look at that and go \"Oh yes, that's Beauvais isn't it?  Amazing!\" but that's recognition memory not recall, and again I forget the whole of the exterior and pretty much all that's inside.  Though this time I did remember that inside was shored up by more timber than I'd ever seen inside a cathdral!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is a tight forest of verticals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.47.10-576x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.47.10-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.47.10-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.47.10-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.47.10-768x1367.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.47.10-863x1536.jpg 863w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.47.10-1151x2048.jpg 1151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I loved the way that a cylindrical top section and spire is hidden in all that rectilinear thrust for the skies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.49.33.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.49.33-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.49.33-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.49.33-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.49.33-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.49.33-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.49.33-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But what about that fallen masonry just lying there?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.48.09-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.48.09-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.48.09-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.48.09-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.48.09-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.48.09-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.48.09-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.47.53-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.47.53-1-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.47.53-1-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.47.53-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.47.53-1-768x1367.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.47.53-1-863x1536.jpg 863w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.47.53-1-1151x2048.jpg 1151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As you go round the cathedral there is this lovely door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.50.51_cropped_and_rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.50.51_cropped_and_rotated-687x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.50.51_cropped_and_rotated-687x1024.jpg 687w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.50.51_cropped_and_rotated-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.50.51_cropped_and_rotated-768x1144.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.50.51_cropped_and_rotated-1031x1536.jpg 1031w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.50.51_cropped_and_rotated-1375x2048.jpg 1375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But further round there is this, to my mind surprising, juxtaposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-responsive-lightbox-gallery\"><div class=\"rl-gallery-container rl-loading\" id=\"rl-gallery-container-1\" data-gallery_id=\"12635\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery rl-basicmasonry-gallery \" id=\"rl-gallery-1\" data-gallery_no=\"1\"> <div class=\"rl-gutter-sizer\"><\/div><div class=\"rl-grid-sizer\"><\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item rl-gallery-item-width-4\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.53.12.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.53.12-169x300.jpg\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.53.37.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.53.37-300x220.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.53.54.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.53.54-169x300.jpg\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And this bizarre tiled facade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.54.44.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.54.44-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.54.44-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.54.44-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.54.44-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.54.44-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-09.54.44-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I didn't remember any of that strangeness and had forgotten it again.  Hm, this is quite an educational trip down memory lane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exterior also offers these lovely bits ... 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<\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">... and the interior soars skywards again ...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-10.08.51.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-10.08.51-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-10.08.51-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-10.08.51-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-10.08.51-768x1367.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-10.08.51-863x1536.jpg 863w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-10.08.51-1151x2048.jpg 1151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">... and has this amazing clock ...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-10.12.37.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-10.12.37-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-10.12.37-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-10.12.37-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-10.12.37-768x1367.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-10.12.37-863x1536.jpg 863w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-10.12.37-1151x2048.jpg 1151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">... and how's this for a pulpit? ...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-10.13.31-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-10.13.31-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-10.13.31-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-10.13.31-768x1367.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-10.13.31-863x1536.jpg 863w, https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-10.13.31-1151x2048.jpg 1151w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">... but the building was shored up with timber in a way I swear wasn't true in 1980 ...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-responsive-lightbox-gallery\"><div class=\"rl-gallery-container rl-loading\" id=\"rl-gallery-container-3\" data-gallery_id=\"12645\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery rl-basicmasonry-gallery \" id=\"rl-gallery-3\" data-gallery_no=\"3\"> <div class=\"rl-gutter-sizer\"><\/div><div class=\"rl-grid-sizer\"><\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item rl-gallery-item-width-4\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-10.07.11.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" 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The flatness was OK and the road surfaces were good but the monotony, the dryness and the huge lorries weren't that much fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-responsive-lightbox-gallery\"><div class=\"rl-gallery-container rl-loading\" id=\"rl-gallery-container-4\" data-gallery_id=\"12655\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery rl-basicmasonry-gallery \" id=\"rl-gallery-4\" data-gallery_no=\"4\"> <div class=\"rl-gutter-sizer\"><\/div><div class=\"rl-grid-sizer\"><\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item rl-gallery-item-width-4\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-13.11.36.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-13.11.36-300x169.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-13.11.47.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-13.11.47-300x169.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-13.41.39.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-13.41.39-300x169.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-14.37.28.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-14.37.28-300x169.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-14.37.47.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2016-08-07-14.37.47-300x169.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result I was tired, dusty and wanting a bed not the tent, blow up mattress and sleeping bag but there was no room to be had in Giverny which was, of course, swarming with tourists so I had to ride on as the start of today's story said.  I am pretty sure that slept well in the end!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gosh that shows some times when Gurgle maps led me astray though the back and forth in Giverny was trying and failing to find a hotel or B&amp;B for the night as I was very tired by the time I got there. I remember some pretty snooty looks at me and the bike and I &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psyctc.org\/pelerinage2016\/days\/day-6-sunday-7-8-16-beauvais-to-giverny\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Day 6: Sunday 7.viii.2016. 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