Chartres 1600hrs
For once and probably once only I got the distance right. 39 miles so a nice easy day. Lovely level road with, wonder of wonders, no rain and a tailwind. Average of over 15mph for the day. Arrived in Chartres at 1345 with hotel right beside the stunning cathedral. Easy to find as you could see the Cathedral from about 5 miles away. Nice bright afternoon now and after a bit of washing we have wandered round the town and visited the inside of the Cathedral. It really is enormous, the nave roof must at least 100ft above the floor and all very old, most of it 12thC. Came back for a lie down before heading off to eat later. Having re-calculated it looks as though each day is longer than the distances I had got from an internet distance finder. Looks like they will be nearer 80 miles rather than 65!  Oops!  Consequently hoping for more tailwinds and no more rain from now on!
Mileage so far is 307. Not bad for 4 days riding in some tough conditions!
Later:
After nice meal in Afro-Caribbean Restaurant now with last beer listening to live music in Market Square, all very civilised. Plus fantastic light show on Cathedral on way back to hotel. Looked beautiful with all reflections in the wet (it had just started raining again!). Hope it blows through by morning. All very impressed with Chartres though surprised how quiet it is. I for one would like to come back sometime, perhaps with a car!