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Today with the temperatures thankfully waning, we cycled 104 km from Baume-les-Dames to Carspach. We cycled most of the day beside the Le Doubs river and Canal du Rhone au Rhin. At one stage in the morning the Veloroute moved away from … Continue reading →

Our Basil at our Fawlty Towers mentioned at breakfast that last night was the warmest night in France in over one hundred years. I can’t vouch for the veracity of that statement but I can vouch that it was warm … Continue reading →

I can vouch for France anyway when I read the headline – Extreme heat grips Northern Hemisphere. It is very hot here in France, 36C has been the highest afternoon temperature we have had but what’s most unusual is that … Continue reading →

In true Willie Nelson style this morning… On the road again Goin’ places that I’ve never been Seein’ things that I may never see again And I can’t wait to get on the road again After a lovely breakfast this … Continue reading →

Though we always have a plan, we still try to stay flexible – for various reasons we ended up taking a rest day today. Leaving Digoin, we also leave the Loire – we continue east whilst the Loire continues south. … Continue reading →

This weekend John was in France and was joining us on our cycling trip, we were very much looking forward to seeing him. We had hired a third bike for him in Sancerre. We were up early and had another … Continue reading →

Yes today is a lovely rest day. We cycled five days then took a rest day, then six days and today is our next rest day. We need a rest day – John is due to join us tomorrow and … Continue reading →

Today we had a long 95km cycle to Sancerre in very hot, sunny weather.  Leaving the beautiful castle at Sully-sur-Loire More nuclear power. The engineer beside me tells me there are 58 of these in France generating approx. 1GW of … Continue reading →

Today we cycled 85 km from Beaugency to Sully-sur-Loire.I’m including the map from our 2012 France cycle. That time we also visited Sully-sur-Loire, the point labelled I on the map. Our two France cycles – north to south in 2012 and west … Continue reading →

We had breakfast with Caroline and John and then set off on our merry way on our bikes. We didn’t book accommodation ahead for the night, just took our chances. Today we cycled to Beaugency. We had been aiming for … Continue reading →