Bellevue

5:35 / 64 miles / 5,040 ft. Chambéry, France. The Savoie Region 🇫🇷. On the recommendation of Jeff Barnes “Rock” our day would end in Chambéry, France where he used to live and do a lot of riding. A cool morning on the mountainside started with a 5 mile climb of a gradual 4% gradient after our staple breakfast of yogurt, granola, bread, coffee, and a bottled smoothie. Also, I have become addicted to these little sweet muffins that are kind of like Twinkies without the filling. 🤤 The climb, had us warmed up quickly, and again we loved the views over the valley and of the jagged mountains in the distance. The cows continue to greet us with their giant bells, and the sharp steeples that are present in every small Alpine village are a treasure hunt for our eyes. We both like to ring our bells on our bike whenever we spot one and point it out to each other. At mile 14.71 we hit our 1,000 mile mark. 🙃 It was a beautiful day and there were a lot of workers out in the vineyards harvesting the grapes. We rode behind a tractor for about 2 miles that was pulling a wagon full of green grapes. It was the first time I had ever drafted off a tractor pulling grapes. 🚜🍇🚴🚴‍♀️. The traffic was a little heavier as we approached the city, but as usual I had routed by a grocery store so we could get supplies for our Airbnb. We loaded up on supplies for dinner and breakfast. During the last couple of miles, it started to rain and it was getting cold. Getting to our Airbnb was a bit challenging as the key box was located at a different address, and you had to watch a YouTube video to try and find it. Definitely a bad idea for a cyclist that is wet and ready to be done for the day. We eventually got into the Airbnb, and both took nice long hot showers. The view from our place was overlooking Chambéry, and we could not stop looking out over the balcony at the city and mountains as the sun was starting to set. We made some appetizers, had a wonderful pasta dinner, and enjoyed some of the. Savoie Region wine. 😀Read more