We left Puy-en-Velay, after having had a rest day, and headed North in the direction of Retournac. Just as we were heading out of town one of the back panniers fell off. The stitching had broken at the lower connector and the bumpy road caused the top clips to fly off the rack. In any other town this might have been a real problem, particularly at the weekend, but Puy is a centre for dentelle, a type of lacemaking, and there were several shops that stocked needles and thread. We bought some strong cotton and were given a needle at no cost, so sat in the square under a tree sewing the strap back on again. An hour later we headed off down the Loire.
One of the popular tourist sites in Puy-en-Velay:
As on other days we hit our 'target' town a little early and carried on to Aurec sur Loire. It was a pleasant day and not too hilly so we made good progress down the river valley.
Picnic stop on the Loire between Puy and Aurec
Aurec is a small market town on the banks of the Loire and we booked into a chambre d'hôte for the night and had a walk around town and down by the riverbank after dining at a small creperie.
Aurec-sur-Loire
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