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July 31, 2016
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Bike shops seem to be closed on mondays!
August 1, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Richard EastWhat bad luck .Is it something difficult? We got home in just over an hour.Car now at gran's. Mum
8/1/16Reply
Rory GallagherAre you still stranded? Definitely sounds like sabotage Olly. Hope you are on the move soon!
8/2/16Reply
Goat and Ham's adventurePart been flown in from the uk tomorrow so hopefully on the move tomorrow evening. Having a cracking time in st Malo at present!
8/2/16Reply
Richard EastYou must be getting to know st Malo more than you ever thought!
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We're finally off!!
August 3, 2016 in France ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Finally the bike is fixed.After pushing a very unhelpful bike shop into fixing our bike today, The tandem shop in Telford were awesome and sent a replacement part next day delivery.
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A day in Dinan
August 4, 2016 in France ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Walked around the old town where we saw the biggest crab ever in the market and obviously had to photograph it. Olly pretended not to know me.
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Long day in the saddle
August 5, 2016 in France ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
62 km turned into 62 miles but we made our campsite and bought the last of the beers in the shop. Will be sore tomorrow i think!!
Rory GallagherAwesome news that you are on the move! Mike and I are speculating that 62 miles was a bit of a slog with the trailer and all your gear. Are you guys on a day off today? x
8/6/16Reply
Hooray!! Xx
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Quiet day for sore bottoms
August 6, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Made it just 15km down the road via a supermarche to stock up for the weekend. Chamois cream and slow walking was the order of the day. Had a nice little canoe down the Nantes-Brest canal. Hope to be in Nantes and starting the Loire Valley in a few days time. For now a bottle of rose or two!Read more
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Rest day
August 7, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Thank you card writing and Goat beating Ham at 500's.
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Cracking 70km day to Guenroute
August 8, 2016 in France ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Early morning ride along the beautiful L'ouest canal. Loys of herons and general birdlife, nearly crashed into the canal just once. Got to the campaite and devoured a whole baguette and 5/8 of a camembert. C'est bon!

Oh and Rosie had her first experience with a selfie stick...Read more
Pog, your arms looks disfigured!!?? Eat more Camembert!! Xx
8/8/16Reply
What a lovely married couple!! Xx
8/8/16Reply
We love your blog guys. Great photos, please keep posting lots and enjoy! Emily and Rory x
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And.......then the chain snapped!!
August 9, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Luckily Rose was to hand and as the photos show was an integral part to fixing it!!
Olivia DavenportOh dear! This is when you need to crack open a bottle of wine!
8/10/16Reply
Gemma GoatlyGreat facial expression Rose 😜
8/11/16Reply
Richard EastCould this be the result of too many chocolate au pain? Dad
8/12/16Reply
Kits VineLOVE your helpful face Rose. X
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A night in Nantes
August 10, 2016 in France ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We are on honeymoon after all!
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Powering into the Loire Valley
August 11, 2016 in France ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Pain au raisins are now the order of the day. Pain au chocolate just doesn't compare!
Rory GallagherClassic. Goat has a single pastry. Ham has two baguette. Any cheese with that?
8/14/16Reply
Is that your wife...... You should come via Châtellerault, I offer free lodging to experimental couples x Your truely Michel Fourniret
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Montsoreau
August 12, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
A very sunny and beautiful 40 miles along La Loire, lots of lovely wide sandy beaches and the prettiest village called Le Thoureil right on the waters edge (we're going to live there, obvs).

Spent the afternoon looking around Montsoreau Chateau, stunning but unfortunately hosting a contemporary art exhibition which neither of us could understand. A lot of staring with blank faces!!!

Went to Saumur Chateau this morning. Bigger and grander, much more up Olly's rue. Now enjoying an enormous beer before we head back to camp and Olly embarks on his mission to shed some trailer weight, something he has become verging on obsessed with in the last few days... first victim is the much loved air matress :( followed by 'cutting out sections of tent'.

Update on how much sleep we get tonight awaits...Read more
Olly! You can't expect your wife to sleep without an air mattress and neither should she have to. Poor Goat! X
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Chateau country!! Rigny Usse
August 15, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
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Langeais
August 15, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Rosie's prickly heat!!
Olivia DavenportOuch!! That looks very painful. Hope it's gone now!
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Joanna Pepper Fit you are!!
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Villandry
August 16, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
... With the most incredible gardens in the world
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On the road again
August 16, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
From Montsorou through Tours to Montlouis-sur-Loire with a cheeky riverside lunch!
Joanna Pepper Good lord!!
8/25/16Reply
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Fabulous Chateau de Chenonceaux
August 17, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Our early start to visit the most popular chateau on the Loire was interrupted momentarily by the chain snapping again after riding up a monster hill. But a swift fix by Rosie and her tool box got us on our merry way via the vineyards in no time.

Chateau de Chenonceaux was built with galleries crossing the river Cher (just off the Loire) which were initially made for hosting parties, displaying artwork and general milling about etc but were also more recently used to secretly move jewish refugees into the safe zone on the opposite bank in the 2nd world war. Who new!Read more
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En route to Chambord via Blois
August 18, 2016 in France ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Not a particularly eventful day, the sun didnt shine so we didnt take many photos! A french man insisted on photographing us by a random bridge as a 'souvenir' and we had an unplanned but DELICIOUS supper of snails, fish, duck, cream brulee (obvs) and a cheese board of Olly's dreams.Read more
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Chambord - chateau of all chateaus
August 19, 2016 in France ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Known as THE chateau but probably because it's so flipping enormous! It has 2 intertwining staircases that spiral up the centre of the keep which apparently might have been designed by Leo da Vinci (although no one knows that). The chateau grounds are vast and cover an area of forest around the size of Paris! Crazy! Also interestingly they slept in really short beds back then. Have humans grown a lot in the last few hundred years?!

Highlight of the day, however, was the free biscuit tasting at the in-house Biscuiterie. Here, we managed to consume a decent breakfast (starting conspicuously, gradually gaining confidence once we realised no one was watching how many you took) and naturally went back for seconds a few hours later.

Attached is a photo of how to make eating the same food for many consequtive days actually look quite appealing!Read more
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Camping by the (river) beach
August 20, 2016 in France ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Joanna Pepper Marital bliss!! Xx
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Camping on an old canal lock
August 21, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Rory GallagherGreat blogging goat, glad you are able to fix the chain. That cheeseboard must have kept Olly entertained for hours.
8/22/16Reply
Joanna Pepper That looks bloody lovely!!
8/25/16Reply
Joanna Pepper Hello gorgeous girl! Xx
8/25/16Reply
Great shot Oli x You have got some skills boy. (Henry)
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Final days on the Loire
August 22, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Had a refreshing swim in the loire this afternoon after a steady day on the bike. We now have a few easy days ahead. Hotel booked for tomorrow 2nd in three weeks!!
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Weight loss program in nevers
August 23, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Having carried a four man tent for the last three weeks we ve finally decided to slim down the trailer. Ditch the big tent and buy a small 2 man. We ve also sent back a parcel full of things so hopefully cycling in the south of france will be alot easier. From here we have decided to jump on a train to the south to save some time.Read more
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South of france!
August 26, 2016 in France ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
After a short train ride we have found ourselves in the south of france!! We have already done a day of wine tasting cycling around the vinyards of provence and had a very relaxing day on the beach.
Mike Grant PeterkinGood skills!
8/28/16Reply
Joanna PepperLucky you! I'm not jealous at all! Xx
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Wow - looking amazing (Henry)
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Early starts means more beach time
August 27, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Our new smaller tent, make me very happy. And l'd like to note our speed is up 1.5 miles per hour!! And the campsite provided us with a free breakfast in the form of a fig tree!
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Beautiful beaches in hyéres
August 29, 2016 in France ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Went across for a day trip the the island of porquerolles where we spent the day on a cracking beach with crystal clear water. Snorkel purchased!!
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