Well, what a wonderful last 2 weeks this has been, and yesterday, we pedalled the last leg of the trip through western France, arriving in Bordeaux. We had really enjoyed our couple of days cycling along the lanes around Duras, avoiding the storms that had been a constant feature of the weather forecasts. But, on … More Day 16 … Wet, but happy in Bordeaux
We’re so pleased that we had been carefully watching the weather forecasts over the last few days. Big storms had been predicted and we had been re-planning the ride to try to avoid the worst of them. We have been keenly watching the changing forecasts on Meteo France and what we like to call Inaccuweather, … More Day 10… Well, that was wet!
We had such a lovely evening yesterday, staying in the camp site that we had visited so many times before, albeit, the last time being in 1999. We did the evening walk that had been our favourite walk, all those years ago, taking the quiet road to the Tour de Broue, the last remaining part … More Day 9 whoops, where are we staying?
It would be fair to say that 2025 has been a bit of a ‘hurry up and wait’ year. We have so much planned, but in many ways it feels as if it has really only just started. After our wonderful trip to Venice and Nice in the depths of winter, we have spent the … More Life is about to move up a gear
It’s hard to believe that over 2 months have passed since we arrived home following our bike ride through Spain, and that this is only my second post since. We normally take a week or so to muse over our little cycling adventures, re-visiting the route, sorting out what went well, and more importantly what … More Is it Christmas already?
It would be fair to say that we love rugby. Since getting together in the mid 1980s, Andy and I have always enjoyed watching club matches, and more recently followed and supported the boys on their own rugby adventures too. At first, when we lived in North Wiltshire, we would go to watch Bath play. … More Ici, Ici, C’est La Provence
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