We started the day by travelling through the Ruyaulcourt tunnel, 4.5 km through a hill.
The tunnel is lit and very narrow. Martijn had about 30cm clearance either side.
Once through the tunnel the Zwaantje was moored, the bikes were offloaded and we disembarked. An easy day today of just over 20 km on the bikes. Warren volunteered to be sweep for the day.
We voted to go straight to Peronne via the path beside the canal so that we could have the afternoon there to go to the War Museum.
Tomorrow is our rest day and while Fred is encouraging us to go for a ride, we are ready for a day off the bike. The museum in town was great at portraying the battles of the Western Front and in particular the Somme which passes through town.
There was a special Australian display about the Battle of Mont St Quentin which was well done.
Route of today’s ride – Ruyaulcourt to Peronne – 22 kms