I was a bit freaked out with the thought of having to cycle 70km today. We didnt leave until nearly 10am after a great breakfast that was prepared by John our Scottish BNB host. He cooked the boiled egg perfectly - must be because he was a science teacher. It was a wonderful stay and the pool was a great welcome when we arrivedDidn't have the best of sleeps as it was so hot. Our ride today spun along fast - our bikes are fantastic and fast. Rod has got n...

After an amazing dinner last night at Hotel de Crecy, consisting of four courses, each fabulous and wine matched with each course. The company of the hosts Bruno and Martine was delightful and another couple from Belgium and yep two Aussies. It was a great night but I did have the 70km ride lurking in the back of my mind! We finally got to bed about 11pm, breakfast was at 8am and what a breakfast it was, all homemade jams, cafe, eggs, ham just what we needed f...

Finally on the road yipeeee this is so exciting for me. A huge challenge and adventure. We knocked off 53kms today like a walk in the park, it we hadn't stopped for over an hour for lunch we would have been here in the morning. It was really difficult when planning as we didnt know how many km's we would be able to acheive in a day. I think we have underestimated ourselves. Tomorrow we have a 70km ride so that will be a longer day for sure. The scen...

Today we took the train out to Arcachon 1 hour from Bordeaux. It was a really interesting town with amazing houses. The beaches were nice with great sand. The cycle trails were amazing, two lanes in each direction clearly marked it was like being on your own bike road, so safe magnific! The whole environment was stunning, there were heaps of people but it didnt seem that crowded as it all flowed so well. We rode outnto see the biggest sand dune in europe, it...

1058 Depart Narbonne. We rode our bikes from our hosts place on the canal du robine to the train station, making sure we were early as we were not quite sure how or where the bikes needed to go on the train. Its all so simple, they book your seats in the same carriage as you put the bikes in, there were only 4 places for bikes to be hung up and not easy to get them into place, we had a french guy help us as he seemed to have the knack! The train journey seemed...