89 km
From Paray-le-Monial I continued on the bridleway along the Canal du Centre. So again a lot of locks to pass, which is more time consuming for the ships as for a bicycle. But it is not easy, because cyclists have to pass narrow gates, that should prevent motorists to use the bridleway. I think,this is a bad solution.
In Digion I tried to find an alimentary shop, but I wasn’t successful and continued via the aqueduct over the Loire river. In a small village, some kilometers later, the OSM map indicated, there would be a shop. This shop might have existed, but it surely was already closed as that part of the map was explored.
In Dompierre I left the bridle way and had to cross the plateau between Loire and Allier. The height varied between 220 m and 280 m without steep ascends.
As destination for today I choose the camping site in Moulins. As I arrived it was not a camping any more but an area for camping cars only. The rear side of the old  camping was closed for the cars. The next camping would be in 15 km in the wrong direction and I wanted to see the town, so I decided to stay here for the night.
Paul

123 km
The day started with reasonable temperatures but later the day it was not comfortable to ride the bike. Some 15 km after start I approached Chalon sur Saône. Here I had two choose out of 2 tracks: One called ‘on old St James ways and the other follows the Canal du Centre to the Loire valley. On the pilgrims track I detected some steep ascents that would be a problem in the heat, so I opted for the canal route that I cycled earlier in 1982. In a supermarket in Chagny  I bought additional water. Though the European cycle path no 6 does not follow the canal exactly I did this to avoid unnecessary ascends. I had to share the road sometimes with cars, but there was nearly no traffic thanks the route national parallel to my route.
In Montceau-les-Mines I bought some water again (Aldi). Inside the shop temperatures were very low. as I went out again I felt like going into Dead Valley an needed 10 minutes before I could continue to cycle.. At the end the day I wanted to cycle to a camping at Volesvre, but the road was that steep (or my bicycle too heavy, that I decide to continue some more 6 km to Paray-le-Morial.
Paul

120 km
In the early morning it was already over 20 degrees and in the afternoon about 32 degrees. On such hot days it is important to drink a lot of water. This a little problem on the canal cycle path that only touches the villages, but in most cases bypasses the center. And not all villages have shops or water taps, so I Iost some time to find a ‘commerce’. I decided to do some shopping in Dole, which is a real town an has all infrastructure.
From time to time I met a fellow cyclist Frank from Cologne. He was a bit faster on his bike, but he made some longer stops and I saw him again. We had some chats about the planned route, experiences on other routes and technical equipment.
In the afternoon I reached the river Saône, which is a real big river compared to the Doubs.
At the end of the day I pitched my tent in Cergy.
Paul