Bike shops seem to be closed on mondays!
1. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We're finally off!!
3. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 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.
A day in Dinan
4. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 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.
Long day in the saddle
5. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 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
Quiet day for sore bottoms
6. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 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 beWeiterlesen
Rest day
7. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Thank you card writing and Goat beating Ham at 500's.
Cracking 70km day to Guenroute
8. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 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 aWeiterlesen
We love your blog guys. Great photos, please keep posting lots and enjoy! Emily and Rory x
And.......then the chain snapped!!
9. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Luckily Rose was to hand and as the photos show was an integral part to fixing it!!
A night in Nantes
10. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We are on honeymoon after all!
Powering into the Loire Valley
11. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 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?
Is that your wife...... You should come via Châtellerault, I offer free lodging to experimental couples x Your truely Michel Fourniret
Montsoreau
12. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 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).
SpentWeiterlesen
Olly! You can't expect your wife to sleep without an air mattress and neither should she have to. Poor Goat! X
Chateau country!! Rigny Usse
15. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Langeais
15. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Rosie's prickly heat!!
Villandry
16. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
... With the most incredible gardens in the world
On the road again
16. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
From Montsorou through Tours to Montlouis-sur-Loire with a cheeky riverside lunch!
Fabulous Chateau de Chenonceaux
17. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 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 usWeiterlesen
En route to Chambord via Blois
18. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 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 DELICIOUSWeiterlesen
Chambord - chateau of all chateaus
19. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 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 VinciWeiterlesen
Camping by the (river) beach
20. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Camping on an old canal lock
21. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Rory GallagherGreat blogging goat, glad you are able to fix the chain. That cheeseboard must have kept Olly entertained for hours.
Final days on the Loire
22. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 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!!
Weight loss program in nevers
23. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 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 soWeiterlesen
South of france!
26. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ⛅ 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.
Early starts means more beach time
27. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 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!
Beautiful beaches in hyéres
29. August 2016 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 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!!
Richard EastWhat bad luck .Is it something difficult? We got home in just over an hour.Car now at gran's. Mum
Rory GallagherAre you still stranded? Definitely sounds like sabotage Olly. Hope you are on the move soon!
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!
Richard EastYou must be getting to know st Malo more than you ever thought!