In Turkiye’s green and pleasant land
May 13, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
We wake before 6am after a wet night to the bleating of a large flock of sheep and goats that are passing the tent. Today we have the remaining 600m of climb to polish off, and then will descend intoRead more
Muş to mud
May 14, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Muş est une agglomération (130 000 hab.) assez récente, le centre est constitué d'immeubles de 6-10 étages, adossée sur une montagne encore enneigée. Nous avons trouvé un bon hotel et pouvonsRead more
Mud glorious mud… and Chai
May 14, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Our day starts and ends with mud.
After extricating ourself from the campsite mud, just around the corner 3 aggressive sheep dogs make for a very shaky start to the day.
The scenery is green,Read more
Sourires dans la tempête
May 16, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Peut-être une des plus belles et plus dures de notre route, cette journée commence par un lever de soleil sur l'Euphrate. À 1500m d'altitude c'est déjà un cours d'eau puissant, qui "fume" dansRead more
The marvellous descent
May 18, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C
Sometimes one’s body rebels. Alice’s decided that it wasn’t going anywhere despite being a nice day. Luckily there was a great view across the mountain plain from the hotel and Alain was not tooRead more
Les aventuriers... du vélo
May 19, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
À Horasan, nous trouvons un hotel. Nous remarquons aussi que nous sommes sur la ligne de chemin de fer ERZURUM-KARS. Elle continue vers l'Arménie, puis Tbilisi en Georgie, d'où l'on peut rejoindreRead more
The neverending gorge
May 20, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
From our lofty campsite with superb views of fold after fold of mountain, today is a day of descent.
Little did we expect such a long and spectacular gorge. If it were to be michelin-graded we wouldRead more
Passera, passera pas?
May 21, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
To pass or not to pass?
Notre itinéraire comporte une sevère inconnue. Pour éviter les grandes routes nous essayons de passer par les petites, parfois même des chemins de terre. Ça a bienRead more
The gamble
May 22, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Alice has worked hard to find small roads that go high across the turkish mountains. The paper map shows a tiny road that is just in the right place. Unfortunately Openstreetmap shows an intriguingRead more
Hold on tight
May 22, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
We made it to the top. But now we need to get down. Ideally, on the other side.
There is snow aplenty on the far side… but amazingly the snow has been carved out to clear the track (why, oneRead more
Champs de neige
May 23, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Après notre descente impressionante du Zekeriya dağı, nous retrouvons des gorges très étroites et en gros travaux -- sans doute pour la route qui connecte le tunnel au réseau routier. De là, àRead more
Nearing Gürcistan
May 25, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Its wet, dark and chilly, thunder cracks overhead. We head out of Ardahan past the old fort. The big dual carriageways we are following today are empty. Curious cows lean over the crash barrier.Read more
Güle Güle Türkiye, გამარჯობა საქართველოს
May 26, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Nous partons sous la pluie pour notre dernière journée en Turquie et notre passage en Géorgie. Un petite pensée "Turquie" pour réaliser à quel point ce grand pays est varié, beau etRead more
Georgia’s Cave city
May 27, 2024 in Georgia ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
From our night on the high Georgian plateau, we have a very short ride to the crest of a deep gorge. Here the tarmac road becomes a narrow steep hair-pinned dirt track with stupendous views. WeRead more
Le petit Caucase
May 28, 2024 in Georgia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Depuis la Turquie jusqu'à Kutaisi nous traversons le petit Caucase. Nous descendons, puis remontons une série de rivières torrentielles, dans des vallées superbes. Nous avons un chaud soleilRead more
The Zekari pass
May 29, 2024 in Georgia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Today we have a pass to climb! Our first one in Georgia. After the busy traffic on yesterday’s dirt road, we are pleasantly surprised to have the climb almost entirely to ourselves. The dirt surfaceRead more
The Bike Whisperer
May 31, 2024 in Georgia ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
L'homme qui murmurait à l'oreille des vélos
Il y a une dizaine de jours, un étrier (caliper) de frein à disque arrière a cassé sur le vélo d'Alain, et Alice a réussi la performance d'en faireRead more
This little piggy…
June 2, 2024 in Georgia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
From Kutaisi, we will spend a week heading for the Caucasus mountains and a high mountain pass.
To begin with we skirt the foothills, bumping up and down between rivers. It's hard work and notRead more
Le Mythe de Sisyphe
June 3, 2024 in Georgia ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Après avoir campé près du grand (et vieux) barrage nous repartons à la montée. Une grandiose chaine de montagnes nous apparaît au nord. Nous grimpons tout en sachant que dans une dizaine de km,Read more
BIG Mountains
June 4, 2024 in Georgia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
After yesterday’s climb through the deep narrow valley, today opens up and we have views over many BIG mountains. Mt Ushba at 4700m is good contender for a Georgian Matterhorn, and in the farRead more
Les tours de Svanétie
June 6, 2024 in Georgia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
À quoi ressemble la Svanétie, ce pays perché dans la haute vallée du fleuve Enguri, entouré de montagnes de plus de 4000m et à l'accès limité par des gorges effrayantes d'un coté, et un colRead more
After BIG mountains… BIG pass
June 7, 2024 in Georgia ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
We are a little unsure what to expect of the Zagari pass having seen videos of cyclist friends who had very muddy conditions about 10 days ago. The forecast is that the fine weather will break; so,Read more
Miranda
June 8, 2024 in Georgia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Aprés la montée du col Zagari, et la vertigineuse descente qui nous ramène dans la chaleur, nous campons dans une petite aire d'activités au bord de la tumultueuse et tonitruante rivièreRead more
Au fond des gorges
June 11, 2024 in Georgia ⋅ 🌩️ 17 °C
Ayant quitté Miranda reposés et bien nourris, nous continuons la descente de la Tschenstkali, non sans quelques petites remontées bien raides comme il se doit; et quelques alertes-chiens que nousRead more
Not a bridge
June 13, 2024 in Georgia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
The climb up to the reservoir where we will spend the night is heavily wooded, warm and long. We pause to visit a Georgian medieval cathedral with intricate exterior stonework and old frescos inside.Read more










































































































































































































































































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