EnglandPooleLower HamworthyPoole Ferry Port50°42’36” N 1°59’46” W
May 26, 2019 in England ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
And we are off!
After a slight hiccup when our long awaited ferry to Santander was cancelled last week (engine fire + rudder not working ....) we switched to Cherbourg. Good old Brittany ferries gaveRead more
FranceBrittanyLa Chapelle-aux-Filtzméens48°23’0” N 1°50’12” W
May 27, 2019 in France ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Slept so well in the supercomfy super quiet castle bed, but woken by three cockerels at dawn. And they didn't stop....
So we got up to our homemade jams and yogurt breakfast with lovely fruits andRead more
FranceBrittanyLa Chapelle-aux-Filtzméens48°23’0” N 1°50’12” W
May 28, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Sat out the morning rain and then set off on the bikes. Routes galore round here. Mostly called the voie verte but lots of different options. We added a couple of loops together and followed a routeRead more
FranceBrittanyLa Chapelle-aux-Filtzméens48°23’0” N 1°50’12” W
May 29, 2019 in France ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Second days riding from our base in the châteaux grounds. Dull day but lovely route, along the canal to a wee village having its weekly market. Coffee and tartelette Normandie (apples, yum). Too hardRead more
FranceNouvelle-AquitaineChâtelaillon-Plage46°5’13” N 1°5’34” W
May 30, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Long drive today to La Rochelle. We have always wanted to cycle on the Ile de Ré, so tomorrow it will happen. We are camped in a quiet place just south of La Rochelle near a huge plage where half ofRead more
FranceNouvelle-AquitaineChâtelaillon-Plage46°5’14” N 1°5’34” W
May 31, 2019 in France ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
It's been so many years that we have wanted to visit here. Started when the kids were small and never went away. So today we struck out on a 60 mile ride over the bridge from la Rochelle to the Ile deRead more
FranceNouvelle-AquitaineChâtelaillon-Plage46°5’13” N 1°5’34” W
June 1, 2019 in France ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
It was hot enough to melt the tarmac today but we set off on the bikes for a 40 mile loop. Shunning the beach front where everyone else on the planet was going we headed off inland on a lovely routeRead more
FranceNouvelle-AquitaineSaint-Symphorien44°25’5” N 0°29’36” W
June 3, 2019 in France ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
We had a long drive south yesterday. Lots of "at the roundabout take the second exit" stuff and then some busy busy motorway round the Bordeaux peripherique. We were glad to get to the relative quietRead more
FranceNouvelle-AquitaineSaint-Symphorien44°25’5” N 0°29’36” W
June 4, 2019 in France ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We set off in the sunshine for another 30 mile loop around the pine forests of Landes. Even though our route passed through a few small towns virtually the only person we saw was a nice lady openingRead more
FranceNouvelle-AquitaineAramits43°7’18” N 0°43’56” W
June 6, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
The rain fell in torrents yesterday. We knew it was coming so we made it a travel day. We had a brief stop in a town called Orthez famous for a 12th century bridge with a big tower in the middle.
OnRead more
