Lord of the Brews
7 апреля 2024 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
I considered that I had earned a good beer after this day. So I headed to the Brasserie de Franches Montagnes in Sagnelégier, though it was less than an hour before it closed, to taste some localЧитать далее
Mont Soleil is a lie
8 апреля 2024 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
I hung out with the brewery staff this morning, getting to know this fun crew. After sharing several coffees and travel stories, I bid farewell to Jérôme and the crew.
The Jura Route took meЧитать далее
Which vue of the Alps?
8 апреля 2024 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
I was not going to let another storm rob me of the downhill freewheeling. So I hatched a plan to get off the Jura trail today, but that involved a further uphill climb. The higher they are, the longerЧитать далее
Downhill to Neuchâtel
8 апреля 2024 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
The 1000 m downhill descent to Neuchatêl lake was going to be my hard-earned payback from the Jura mountains.
Though sometimes downhill is just down a hill. This was a bone-juddering ride down aЧитать далее
ПутешественникDu strapaziert Deinen Schutzengel ......bei den Abfahrten .......pass auf Dich auf !!!
Happy birthday Sparsh!
8 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
I rode the train to Geneva, where I was met by Sparsh. She cycles between France and Geneva each day for work, so she's a kindred spirit. Schopper carefully observes her bicycle, and approves of theЧитать далее
CERN is the second
10 апреля 2024 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Here I found myself at my second particle accelerator on this trip, at CERN the largest in the world. There's a shiny new science exhibit, which showcases the ambitious science and engineering thatЧитать далее
Jurassic Peak
11 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Today was a rest day for Schopper and the sandals. So I snuck out to clamber around the mountains behind the house.
The steep path through the pine forests, and beyond the tree line brought me up toЧитать далее
Getting to Ardèche
12 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
A day of train hopping to try and reach Kiran.
First a ride with Schopper to Geneva train station. Then I got off at the 'other' station at Valence. So I hopped on and rode to the correct stationЧитать далее
Sunny road to son
12 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
I'm still keen to get to Kiran today, so I make a bit of a mad dash through the maddening sun. How did it suddenly get so warm?
The path I was on suddenly veers off into the vineyard and then up aЧитать далее
Reunited with Kiki!
12 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
The sun gives up before I do, but Kiran wants to see me today. I keep going till night falls. With the last few kms still to go, Sabine and Kiran pick me up to save me from night riding the crazyЧитать далее
Kiran joins the ride
13 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
In a burst of inspiration, and warm sunshine, we decide to get riding together. I unload my camping gear from Schopper, and head to the shop to equip Kiran with his cycling gear. Oh, and some shoesЧитать далее
ПутешественникSchließe mich an .....Euch eine wunderbare gemeinsame Zeit
Riding to the Rhone
13 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We're enjoying ourselves too much to stop so soon. So we decide to ride on further and join the Via Rhona. As the evening is cooler, we roll over golden forests and fields to a gentle stop at aЧитать далее
Hot-footing Provence
14 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
It was quite warm today, so we stayed in our sun gear all the time. The sky was spotless blue, sometimes a light wind and plenty of flat greens all around. Despite the sun this was pretty ideal ridingЧитать далее
Le Pont d'Avignon
14–15 апр. 2024, Франция ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
The riding must have been good, because even after the picnic and swimming breaks, we had covered 70 km and reached Avignon. The city with the famous bridge in the famous children's rhyme.
I'mЧитать далее
ПутешественникKiran… that’s a brilliant plan dear … plan and go for it 💕👍🏼
Palais des Papes
15 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We hung around in Avignon. First a morning expedition to the Decathlon through city streets and traffic. Now Kiran's cycling gear has an important item: padded shorts.
Then we went to the Palais desЧитать далее
ПутешественникGreat to see you finally made it to Kiran 🥰 Looks like you two are having so much fun 🤩
Riding the change to Beaucaire
15 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
With the fading afternoon sun, we rode on south along the Rhone. We noticed that the landscape was now a bit rough, with scrub plants. The rocks were a different hue, more like sand. The flats wereЧитать далее
Surfing down the Camargue
16 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
Even as we got started, it was clear that today going to be a glorious day. Strong tailwinds all day to carry us through Arles and the Camargue region down to reach the Mediterranean.
I'm prettyЧитать далее
Camargue horses!
16 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
Suddenly, next to our route were a group of Camargue horses. One of the few remaining wild horses in Europe.
ПутешественникIhr seid zwei Glückspilze.......das sind unvergessliche Eindrücke
Mediterra-non!
16 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
The Via Rhona (EV17) reaches the sea in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône. I had decided to instead go to the coastal town of Port-du-Bouc instead for it's train station. Just a small deviation of a fewЧитать далее
Sea slog
16 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
Now we were fighting the winds, the fading light and our fading strength. The way to the cycle route had a section of straight road along the canal, which turned out to be a hard gravel path. For 8Читать далее
ПутешественникOMG 😳 Ihr Zwei seid so unsagbar tapfer. Ich bewundere euch dafür so sehr. 🥰💪🏻🤗 Ich hätte schon lange aufgegeben.
ПутешественникWow, ihr Beide habt soviel Durchhaltevermögen 👍🥰.. Macht weiter so. Ihr seid toll 🫶
Reroute to Riviera
17 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ 🌬 11 °C
Turns out, there are only two ways out of the harbor town. Ride out over the highway, or take a bus which loads bicycles. Which leaves at 06:45 in the morning.
So, after less sleep than we hadЧитать далее
Toulon
17–18 апр. 2024, Франция ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
We arrived in Toulon, unloaded our bicycles from the train and rode out to the beach. Now, that looked more like the arrival we wanted!
I had now bicycled, with a bit of help, from the North Sea toЧитать далее
Путешественник
Diese Tour ist der Wahnsinn. Niemand kann euch diese Erinnerungen nehmen. Ein großes Vater-Sohn-Ding. Ich bin voller Freude und Ehrfurcht. Man muss schon ein bisschen verrückt sein oder eben extrem mutig und abenteuerlustig...
ПутешественникHah er hat viel Lust auf Abenteuer und hat sein Mut schon gezeigt. Glaube es lässt mich nur mit der Verrückte Karte zu ziehen...
Into the Med
18 апреля 2024 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
To settle the score with the Mediterranean, we were not going to stop at it. We were going into it.
Kiran and I rode our bikes to the port, and I showed him the big ship we were going to board. HeЧитать далее
Buongiorno Sardegna!
19 апреля 2024 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
The ferry pulled into the harbor at Porto Torres. We recovered our bicycles and, as per protocol, headed straight to the beach. After a lunch of yummy pasta, we rode off in the direction the wind wasЧитать далее
Bush tracking
19 апреля 2024 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
The roads out of Porto Torres got empty pretty soon. The change in the vegetation is stark, suddenly all desert plants and cactuses around. And they're big!
After a bit, we decided to do a bit ofЧитать далее
ПутешественникSchopper und du im Bierhimmel... 🤭
ПутешественникDas ist Schicksal!
ПутешественникProooost 😊