And so it's starts. Start was cold and a bit wet.
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I will post more from the trip in this thread. Mute if you don't want to see it.

Stau kรถnnen die Franzosen auch. Vielleicht sollte ich jetzt mit dem Rad weiter ๐Ÿ˜„
Due to over 1h delay I had to rush from the bus Station to the train Montparnasse.
Lets just say that perhaps Paris is trying to be good for bicycles. Currently it is the same nightmare as in Germany. Or worse. At least the little bit I have seen.

At 13h I could finally get pedalling. On my selected route, the cycling infrastructure was amazing. They even have lots of water dispensers, but none of them worked yet. But they were in process of repairing.
Wetter was absolut stunning. 19 degree and blue sky. First day after weeks of rain, loks like I'm luky.

Once I left the city, the cycling way went in a straight line to the ocean. A bit boring.

had no Internet yester eve..

After about 70 km I reached the ocean. wanted to jump in, but could not get down, or better, I feared I could not get up the sand.

The last bit of the way was very enjoyable, small path through the trees.

Found a good spot for the #hammok . Was tempted to not use the tarp, but did put it up in the end. need to practise ๐Ÿ˜‡

Went to bed quite early, needed sleep after the night on the bus

Good morning. #Hammock was ok, guess I need some practice. On the sides, where the hammock pressed against the sleeping bag, it was quite cool. Could be a problem in the mountains.

I'm 55 as of now, and happy I still do this stuff. hope I will keep this the next 30 years or so.
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@taseroth

I looks like only one end has tree straps or am I seeing it wrong.

Are you sleeping down the middle or more on a diagonal? I found when I slept on a diagonal, besides being more comfortable, I could bring the pad up more on the side my shoulder pressed into.

I have an underquilt now.

@HikerGeek Tree straps on both side. And yes, I try to spleep diagonaly.