🇫🇷🌉Crossing The Rhône🚴‍♀️🚴🇫🇷

5:18 / 53 miles / 5,354 ft. Veauche, FR. The day ended perfectly with an awesome meal of cheesy rice with chicken and veggies, a cheese sampling, and a gooey personal chocolate cake. Jeff, Séverine, and their kids Tom and Lou were amazing hosts. Tom. Greeted us outside the Optic2000 shop were he is an optician and immediately we were welcomed into his home which was behind the business. We had a private room and our own bathroom and shower, laundry, and we sat sharing stories of travel, raising children, education, and a bit of politics until almost 11:30 pm. 😴 The riding to Veauche, FR was not the easiest. We have heard numerous times, “The weather is never like this.” It was cold again and a lot of north wind which caused us to pedal even on the downhills. Marie-Perrie and Yves provided us a breakfast of breads, coffee, yogurt, and fruit. Then at about 9:25 AM Marie-Pierre led us about 6 miles out of La Verpillière. Chilly Saturday morning riding with low traffic led us to a small village where we found a nice sunny spot out of the wind for a break. we each had two granola bars, and we’re about ready to get back on the road when a man on a mountain bike approached us. He was on holiday from Holland, and his wife also joined us in the town center. We chatted with Ard and Miriam for about one hour as Ard treated us to a coffee. They are a super couple and we hope someday we can visit them north of Amsterdam. We crossed one of Francis major rivers, the Rhône River, in Givors about noon. The Rhône flows from the Alps in Switzerland through Lake Geneva, and then through Southeastern France into Mediterranean sea. In was still cold and windy, but the sunshine was great! Once again, long climbs, led to beautiful views over the valleys. On one of the longer climbs we joined a French junior cycling club as they were having a training day. We joined in the fun and I chased some of the coaches and enjoyed the challenge of racing to the top. This definitely helped us knock off one of our harder climbs with the bit of speed and fun. About 2 miles outside of Veauche we found a nice spot in a farm field entrance to take a break and have a snack. This is one of our favorite times of the day when we know we will make it to our destination on time and we still have a little time to relax and enjoy time together. ❤️Read more