A late start to the ride having spent the morning at the Chateaux. A gentle ride down the Loire to Amboise.

Amboise is a small market town today but it was once home to the French royal court.The Amboise conspiracy was the conspiracy of Condé and the Huguenots in 1560 against Francis II, Catherine de' Medici, and the Guises.

The Château at Amboise was home to Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots, for much of her early life, being raised there at the French court of Henry II. She arrived in France from Scotland in 1548, aged six, and remained in France until 1561, when she returned to her homeland and ultimately her beheading

We spent most of the afternoon in the Clos Lucé manor house where Leonardo da Vinci lived (and ultimately died) at the invitation of King Francis I of France, whose Château d'Amboise, which dominates the town, is located just 500 m (1,640 feet) away.

The extensive camping area is situated on an island in the Loire directly opposite the Chateaux.