Giant storms and bad taste: Carros to Menton and Monaco
Despite our relatively short 40-mile day from Carros (through Nice and Monaco to Menton) not necessitating an early start, we were both wide awake by 6:45am. Rain had started to […]
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Horned cyclists and old Citroëns: Lac de Croix to Castellane
On our rest days so far we’ve not often chosen to rest- sometimes hiring pedalos, sometimes walking many miles around a city looking for fountains or, in yesterday’s case, paddling […]
The longest sandwich ever and a town of many fountains
We were on the road early again next morning after our surprisingly relaxing and tranquil wild camping escapade and aiming for only a short day to the nearby town of […]
The 4th best pizza in the world
Still full after our cassoulet the previous night and feeling good after our day off, our next day was scheduled to be another long one aiming to complete 65 miles […]
Toulouse, tent city
On Monday morning we were rudely awakened at 6:30am to the sound of people banging around and generally being very noisy- there were loads of workmen milling around the abattoir […]
The best things in life (jam) are free: On to the Canal de Garonne
Well rested, we set off early doors from our cheapy cheap campsite, heading south along the route of the La Garonne river which flows through Bordeaux and Toulouse, where we […]
Veux-Bocau to Biscarrosse, continuing up the west coast
After a couple of relaxing and sunburnt days off, we packed up our bikes to set off on our way again on the Eurovelo 1/Velodyssey north towards our next major […]
St-Pied-a-Port to Bayonne: A cheese velodyssey
After a meal out in the lovely little town of St-Pied-a-Port the evening before, we decided to set out the morning after crossing the Pyrenees to our next stop Bayonne, […]
Pamplona, the impenetrable (goblin) city
What a day this was: mechanical failure, getting lost A LOT, 40 degree heat and our longest ever day of cycling. It’s a long one but I’ll explain… On Sunday […]
Batalla del vino (Battle of wine 2013) – Haro Wine Festival
As you may have gathered by now, we started our journey in Spain to coincide with the Batalla del Vino, a festival held each year in the wine producing region […]
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