{"id":17742,"date":"2015-08-12T21:14:20","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T01:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=17742"},"modified":"2015-08-13T07:33:06","modified_gmt":"2015-08-13T11:33:06","slug":"day-33-wednesday-august-12-rock-falls-to-mendota-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/?p=17742","title":{"rendered":"Day 33.  Wednesday, August 12 &#8211; Rock Falls to Mendota, Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A slight northeast breeze\u00a0presented us a cool morning, even with our late 8:00 a.m. start. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6403.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17759\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6403-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN6403\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6403-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6403.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>With lots of planning last night, we found a route that would keep us off the busy highway and on quiet country roads,<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6413.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17761\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6413-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN6413\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6413-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6413.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> not always paved.<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1016.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17784\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1016-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1016\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1016-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/IMG_1016.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> \u00a0Chicory, cornfields, <a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6411.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17760\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6411-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN6411\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6411-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6411.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>well kept yards, <a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6424.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17763\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6424-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN6424\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6424-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6424.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>flat roads<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6432.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17766\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6432-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN6432\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6432-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6432.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> and a short ride; it was a good morning. \u00a0It was only ten o&#8217;clock when we reached our halfway point, but stopped for a break and\u00a0to see\u00a0the town of Amboy.<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6439.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17770\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6439-300x251.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN6439\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6439-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6439.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">When was the last time you saw a mail carrier on foot? <a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6436.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17768\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6436-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN6436\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6436-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6436.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>and a smiling one, at that!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Pete from the UK and now living\u00a0in Amboy,<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6442.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17773\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6442-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN6442\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6442-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6442.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> pulled up beside us and engaged us in conversation. \u00a0He insisted we talk to the paper about our biking adventure. <a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6440.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17771\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6440-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN6440\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6440-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6440.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0We had a nice chat with Ashlea at The Amboy News, then headed on our way.<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6448.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17774\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6448-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN6448\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6448-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6448.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> \u00a0The cloudless morning was now showing white fluffy clouds<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6451.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17775\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6451-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN6451\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6451-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6451.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> contrasted against the pretty blue sky. \u00a0Wind farms dotted the horizon, yet this one appeared close to the road; <a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6456.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17777\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6456-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN6456\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6456-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6456.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>always amazed at how huge the blades (in the foreground) are on these things. \u00a0Reached the edge of the town we were staying by noon, so headed to main street for lunch. <a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6470.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17782\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6470-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN6470\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6470-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6470.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0A couple miles further, we checked in for the night.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Having only biked 42 miles today, we certainly didn&#8217;t earn this kind of delicious dinner,<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6489.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17796\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6489-300x255.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN6489\" width=\"300\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6489-300x255.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6489.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> but we enjoyed it nonetheless. \u00a0Cindy<a href=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6496.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17797\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6496-300x245.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN6496\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6496-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6496.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> does a Great job and no one leaves hungry!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-17742 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6403.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6403-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6411.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6411-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6413.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6413-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6420.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6420-100x100.jpg\" 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class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6428.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6428-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6432.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6432-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6433.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6433-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6436.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6436-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6438.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6438-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6439.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6439-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6440.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6440-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6441.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6441-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6442.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6442-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6448.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6448-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6451.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6451-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/tourdebocrie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN6454.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[17742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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