Today was a mixture of sun and on occasion’s low cloud, as a result, the temperature varied a lot, one minute I needed to shed a layer, the next moment I needed to add one. Altitude had an effect, particularly when I rose to 1200 metres. I love riding my bike in France, you can […]
Mountains
Today was 191 miles. I left Royan and headed into the mountains, at the first town I came to the road I wanted was closed for a Sunday market. In my experience this is not good news. Every alternative road heading in the direction I wanted was also closed and there was a distinct lack of […]
34 years ago
197 miles Another beautiful day, clear blue skies and the promise of fine weather all day. I took the short ferry across the Gironde from Royan to Le Verdon, my plan was to ride South and stop somewhere near St Jean de Lux before heading into the Pyrenees tomorrow. The last time I rode down […]
Royan
237 miles A lot of blue sky this morning, the heat of the sun will soon take the chill out of the air. I road down the coast with a vague plan to stay near Royan. The sat nav was set to avoid toll roads so I did find a few twist roads in this […]
Family holidays
170 miles It was overcast and cold today, out with the heated jacket. I headed along the back roads and arrived in Carnac, Southern Brittany in the early afternoon. We spend many family holidays in this area so I took some time to ride around to see some of the places we used to go […]
Ferry to France 4 October 2017
208 miles A dry overcast journey from home to Portsmouth. I stopped just outside Pulborough to see our daughter Louise for a few minutes. Arrive at Portsmouth for the 20.15 ferry at 18.30, the crossing was a bit choppy.