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- Day 1–2
- March 21, 2024 at 2:45 PM - March 22, 2024
- 1 night
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 512 ft
FranceAblain-Saint-Nazaire50°24’1” N 2°43’24” E
French and Canadian war memorials
Mar 21–22, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 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.
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- Day 2–3
- March 22, 2024 at 3:00 PM - March 23, 2024
- 1 night
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 180 ft
- FranceCologne49°55’34” N 2°55’46” E
Peronne
Mar 22–23, 2024 in France ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Apart from backwards ride-on......Museum of Great War. Modern, with more everyday items placing fighting at Somme in societal context
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- Day 3–4
- March 23, 2024 at 2:00 PM - March 24, 2024
- 1 night
- 🌬 9 °C
- Altitude: 223 ft
- FranceCumières49°4’16” N 3°55’43” E
Eperney, Champagne region
Mar 23–24, 2024 in France ⋅ 🌬 9 °C
Champagne region. Passed some Moet et Chandon vines, but there are loads of 'champagne houses' hereaboots
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- Day 4–5
- March 24, 2024 at 5:11 PM - March 25, 2024
- 1 night
- ☁️ 10 °C
- Altitude: 505 ft
- FranceBuxeuil48°3’18” N 4°23’33” E
Buxeuil
Mar 24–25, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Day of glorious driving on open, empty roads. Pitch up in free aire in tiny village Buxeuil right by Seine
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- Day 5–6
- March 25, 2024 at 5:00 PM - March 26, 2024
- 1 night
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 656 ft
- FranceChantenay-Saint-Imbert46°44’2” N 3°10’33” E
Chanteney-St-Imbert
Mar 25–26, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 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
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- Day 6–7
- March 26, 2024 at 5:00 PM - March 27, 2024
- 1 night
- ☁️ 6 °C
- Altitude: 2,979 ft
- FranceOrcines45°47’19” N 2°59’48” E
Puy de Dome
Mar 26–27, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 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...
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- Day 7–8
- March 27, 2024 at 5:00 PM - March 28, 2024
- 1 night
- ☁️ 7 °C
- Altitude: 2,277 ft
- FrancePuy de Mazeyres45°35’6” N 2°59’31” E
St Nectaire
Mar 27–28, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 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.
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- Day 8
- Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 12:00 AM
- ☁️ 5 °C
- Altitude: 2,697 ft
- FranceRiom-ès-Montagnes45°16’43” N 2°39’52” E
Riom-es-montagnes
March 28, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 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 atRead more
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- Day 9–10
- March 29, 2024 at 5:00 PM - March 30, 2024
- 1 night
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 935 ft
- FrancePlace de la République44°42’52” N 2°11’46” E
Maurs and Figeac
Mar 29–30, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
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- Day 10–12
- March 30, 2024 at 4:59 PM - April 1, 2024
- 2 nights
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 476 ft
- FranceRoucayral44°28’15” N 1°40’46” E
St. Cirq Lapopie & Lot valley
Mar 30–Apr 1, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Finally feels like spring has sprung
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- Day 12
- Monday, April 1, 2024 at 12:00 AM
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Altitude: 423 ft
- FranceRoucayral44°28’15” N 1°40’47” E
Morning glory
April 1, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 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
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- Day 12–17
- April 1, 2024 at 2:00 PM - April 6, 2024
- 5 nights
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Altitude: 623 ft
- FranceSalviac44°40’39” N 1°15’49” E
Salviac
Apr 1–6, 2024 in France ⋅ ⛅ 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....
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- Day 17
- Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 4:30 PM
- 🌬 26 °C
- Altitude: 299 ft
- FranceSireuil44°56’26” N 1°3’48” E
Les grottes du roc de gazelle
April 6, 2024 in France ⋅ 🌬 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 whoseRead more
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- Day 18
- Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 11:10 AM
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 289 ft
- FranceMontignac45°3’30” N 1°10’10” E
Lascaux iv
April 7, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 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 tourRead more
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- Day 19–20
- April 8, 2024 at 12:00 PM - April 9, 2024
- 1 night
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 1,129 ft
- FranceCernon44°5’17” N 2°59’41” E
Tallest bridge, nuns and spanish lorry
Apr 8–9, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 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
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- Day 20–21
- April 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM - April 10, 2024
- 1 night
- ☁️ 7 °C
- Altitude: 1,526 ft
- FranceSainte-Enimie44°21’55” N 3°24’44” E
Tarn gorge
Apr 9–10, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Jaw dropping drive between towering cliffs. Pitch up St.Enimie right on river
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- Day 21–22
- April 10, 2024 at 12:00 PM - April 11, 2024
- 1 night
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Altitude: 430 ft
- FranceRohan44°3’8” N 3°59’17” E
Corniche des Cévennes
Apr 10–11, 2024 in France ⋅ ⛅ 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.
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- Day 22–23
- April 11, 2024 at 2:59 PM - April 12, 2024
- 1 night
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 407 ft
- FranceRieusset44°23’0” N 4°24’59” E
Gorges and goats
Apr 11–12, 2024 in France ⋅ ⛅ 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
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- Day 22–24
- April 11, 2024 at 5:00 PM - April 13, 2024
- 2 nights
- 🌬 20 °C
- Altitude: 184 ft
- FranceSaint-Martin-d’Ardèche44°18’0” N 4°34’23” E
First campsite since arriving
Apr 11–13, 2024 in France ⋅ 🌬 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!
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- Day 24–25
- April 13, 2024 at 12:00 PM - April 14, 2024
- 1 night
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 2,566 ft
- FranceSault44°5’39” N 5°24’48” E
Variety landscapes en route to Sault
Apr 13–14, 2024 in France ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Really feels like Provence now
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- Day 25–26
- April 14, 2024 at 12:00 PM - April 15, 2024
- 1 night
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 2,546 ft
- FranceMoustiers-Sainte-Marie43°50’23” N 6°11’38” E
Lavender trail
Apr 14–15, 2024 in France ⋅ ☀️ 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'. VulturesRead more
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- Day 26
- Monday, April 15, 2024 at 12:00 PM
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 2,454 ft
- FranceCastellane43°51’19” N 6°30’1” E
France's grand canyon
April 15, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 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 fromRead more
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- Day 27
- Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 5:00 PM
- ☀️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 2,720 ft
- FranceLa Javie44°10’37” N 6°21’19” E
Flame thrower, pre alps, Fanny's mess
April 16, 2024 in France ⋅ ☀️ 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!
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- Day 28
- Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 5:00 PM
- ☀️ 5 °C
- Altitude: 3,389 ft
- FranceTour d'Eygliers44°39’40” N 6°38’56” E
Les Alpes!
April 17, 2024 in France ⋅ ☀️ 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.Read more
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- Day 29–30
- April 18, 2024 at 12:00 PM - April 19, 2024
- 1 night
- ☁️ 6 °C
- Altitude: 1,037 ft
- FranceLe Clos Jouvin45°6’5” N 5°44’27” E
Snow, cascade de la pisse, mountains
Apr 18–19, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Route I was going to take was closed because of snow, so up and over Col de Lautaret at 6,752' (2058m).