French and Canadian war memorials
21.–22. mar. 2024, Frankrig ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Found these fascinating and extremely moving. Grateful too to be alive now in time of peace and not grieving the wasteful loss of a son.
Peronne
22.–23. mar. 2024, Frankrig ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Apart from backwards ride-on......Museum of Great War. Modern, with more everyday items placing fighting at Somme in societal context
Eperney, Champagne region
23.–24. mar. 2024, Frankrig ⋅ 🌬 9 °C
Champagne region. Passed some Moet et Chandon vines, but there are loads of 'champagne houses' hereaboots
Buxeuil
24.–25. mar. 2024, Frankrig ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Day of glorious driving on open, empty roads. Pitch up in free aire in tiny village Buxeuil right by Seine
Chanteney-St-Imbert
25.–26. mar. 2024, Frankrig ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Just a field of cows eh? Cheese eating nation eh? I've travelled hunners miles down to middle country and these are first have seen.
Another great driving day
Puy de Dome
26.–27. mar. 2024, Frankrig ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Yukky day yesterday driving on busier roads through rain. Woke up to dusting snow and feckin freezing.....should I still go up Puy de Dome? Hmm, still snow and cloud at top...
St Nectaire
27.–28. mar. 2024, Frankrig ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Quirky and fascinating 'Fontaines Petrifiantes' where hot volcanic springs water poured over moulds for months. The calcite is deposited to form stone ornament/picture/vase.
Riom-es-montagnes
28. marts 2024, Frankrig ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
Pitch up before tackling Col de Serre road in morning. Campervans/mohos only allowed to use it before noon (and now only if <3.5tons as some of road fallen away) Col de Serre zig zag mountain road atLæs mere
Maurs and Figeac
29.–30. mar. 2024, Frankrig ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
St. Cirq Lapopie & Lot valley
30. mar.–1. apr. 2024, Frankrig ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Finally feels like spring has sprung
Morning glory
1. april 2024, Frankrig ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Early morning, before leaving St Cirq Lapopie, was so gorgeous that I cycled back along to the Chemin de Halage again before heading off towards Salviac cat and chicken sit
Salviac
1.–6. apr. 2024, Frankrig ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
6 day cat and chook sit in a lovely French house with great gardens. There's a pool too, but it doesn't get used till May....twas 26° on Friday....
Les grottes du roc de gazelle
6. april 2024, Frankrig ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
Quirky and most entertaining random visit to troglodyte dwellings. There are lots hereaboots.
Overnight by House of Reignac cliff House. Met first Brits travelling since arriving France, a guy whoseLæs mere
Lascaux iv
7. april 2024, Frankrig ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
State of art reproduction of nearby Lascaux caves(can't visit original). Cool and fascinating, had to do tour to see, only dampener being tedious german who kept asking questions thus 40 min tourLæs mere
Tallest bridge, nuns and spanish lorry
8.–9. apr. 2024, Frankrig ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Drive through rolling bucolic countryside. Headnip re spanish lorry driver - I only use wing mirrors and being right hand drive, most crucial is passenger side wing
Tarn gorge
9.–10. apr. 2024, Frankrig ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Jaw dropping drive between towering cliffs. Pitch up St.Enimie right on river
Corniche des Cévennes
10.–11. apr. 2024, Frankrig ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Out of the gorge and up along a higher route. Switchbacks, hairpins, gentle curves, sharp bend, open road, forest. This route had it all including spectacular views. Great driving.
Gorges and goats
11.–12. apr. 2024, Frankrig ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
More gorges... Gorges de l'Ardeche this time and instead of driving by river as in theTarn, the road takes you along the top looking down
First campsite since arriving
11.–13. apr. 2024, Frankrig ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
St Martin l'Ardeche at the end of the gorge, lovely nature based site. Needed break from travel, charge bike etc. And there is a pool!
Variety landscapes en route to Sault
13.–14. apr. 2024, Frankrig ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Really feels like Provence now
Lavender trail
14.–15. apr. 2024, Frankrig ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
This route must be gloriously smelly in the summer. Great pitch up near Moustiers-Ste-Marie, wide open countryside on one side and on the other looking through pine trees down the 'canyon'. VulturesLæs mere
France's grand canyon
15. april 2024, Frankrig ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
No colour enhancements. The water really is that colour. Incredible. Fkd up this morning: took split second decision to follow route through canyon and not stop by lake. When looked down to lake fromLæs mere
Flame thrower, pre alps, Fanny's mess
16. april 2024, Frankrig ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Musée de la résistance, a private collection, just fascinating. Then plodding slowly alpwards with wee teasing glimpses on horizon. Sophie is just over yonder!
Les Alpes!
17. april 2024, Frankrig ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C
30° to 0° in 2 days. Back to layers then. Stopped for nice walk in wee village of St. Vincent-les-forts - views, hang gliders, kids playing, chat with wifie. Great.
Again, no photoshopping of pics.Læs mere
Snow, cascade de la pisse, mountains
18.–19. apr. 2024, Frankrig ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Route I was going to take was closed because of snow, so up and over Col de Lautaret at 6,752' (2058m).