We decided to do something a little different this morning. After learning of the hot temperatures this week, we got up at 5:30 am and got on the road by 6:45 am after a quick croissant and banana. It was a lovely ride out of Nevers with cool morning air, flat paved path along the canal and lots of shade. We made it to Decize about 9:30 am. Decision point to stay or move on. We decided to move on as it seemed a little too early to stop. The nice shaded path quickly turned into open farmland. With the temperature in the mid 30's, we had enough after about 65 km today. We took a room in the "Hotel des Voyageurs" in a very small town of Cronat. Not much in this town, grocery store closed at 12:30, the boulangerie is not open on Mondays and the only restaurant in town is at the hotel. The hotel it is!! Looking forward to sleeping off the ground for a change!!