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 […]
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Carcassonne to the South Coast: where the wild things camp
We began the day with a slight sat nav fart that needlessly took us up a massive hill to the medieval city of Carcassonne, around it briefly, then back down […]
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 […]
We’re on a toad to nowhere
Every day of cycling brings its own little challenge, whether it’s a particularly long or steep incline, a sat nav malfunction, a sore bum, painful legs, or trouble finding food […]
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 […]
Bicycles, bread balls and Bastille Day
The Canal de la Garonne is no Leeds-Liverpool canal. For a start, it’s much, much wider, far more beautiful and immaculately well-kept. When I say this, I mean no offence […]
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 […]
A bendy bus to Bordeaux
We decided to head for a little weekend city break in Bordeaux. From Big-anus, it was only a quick 22 mile cycle on long, flat, straight roads. Easy peasy. We […]
Big-anus and the giant sand dune
After our happy evening of tinned beans and lake swimming, we slept in until 10 the next morning and casually found our way back to the Eurovelo 1, aiming today […]
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 […]
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