Poissy to The Eiffel Tower 26 miles

Well, we've cycled from Calais to Paris! Today has only involved 3 climbs and has included the beautiful parks around Versailles, the suburbs of Paris and excitingly, the cobbles of central Paris. It's been sunny and wind free so my Help for Heroes cycle shirt even got an airing. We stopped for chocolat chaud in one of the parks as the Saturday morning runners ran by, idyllic.

As ever the crew were right there to cheer us in as we cycled towards The Eiffel Tower, there was even an armed guard, literally, the French military with guns across their chests! Andy had arranged a champagne reception out of champagne glasses too :)

We'd met a trio of guys from London as we lunched in Marines yesterday, they were cycling from Dieppe to Paris ( not as far as us I might add!) and guess who arrived at The Eiffle Tower with us, yep the same trio. We shared high fives and champagne before heading for the hotel ( with my well deserved ice cream cone)

Tonight's entertainment is going to a French Premiership Rugby match! Maybe I'll understand it more as it's French.

Off to find a nice restaurant for a meal before the match.

I do take my hat off to Andy for cycling across Canada for 72 days, while camping and cooking. These 5 days are about my limit and hotels are definitely a must for me. (He was on holiday though!)