It’s been a horrible week here weather-wise .. following Storm Eowyn, then Storm Herminia, we also had to cope with Storm Ivo. Brittany’s badly flooded (worst flooding in Rennes for 40 years) and Redon is almost cut-off – the Vilaine river is a whopping 5 metres above its normal level.
There’s been a red weather warning here since Monday – I’d no idea red warnings could last as long as 4 days. I’ve had some ground water in my hallway but nothing major. The ground simply can’t absorb any more water so some of it decided to enter my house.
Dragged myself out for a ride this afternoon (first ride of the week) and cycled down the Voie Verte from Mauron to about halfway between Lézonnet and Grancastel. Fields alongside the Doueff and Yvel are submerged and the Yvel was running very fast north of Loyat. I noticed that the GR37 north of the Lac au Duc is now an underwater footpath.
Lots of debris on the Voie Verte because of the high winds. A few trees had fallen in the week since I last rode on it – but they’ve all been chain-sawed and carted off, leaving lots of smaller branches to negotiate. I’d wondered if I could ride down to the canal this weekend on my road bike – but no chance, it’ll have to be on Katie-Mae, my gravel bike who simply ignores problems – she bumps over branches and takes a childish delight in going straight through large puddles.
Finished the ride and then did my first supermarket shop of the year – I hate doing it but I was fast running out of essentials (bread flour, light bulbs and coffee). In and out in less than 20 minutes which is as good as it gets – and I can eat this evening.
A flooded field near le Plessis
The raging river Yvel near Trégadon
The nearly submerged picnic site by the bridge in Loyat
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