Yesterday after an afternoon sleep I was thinking no way can I cycle 65km's to Toulouse, well we blew that out of the water and hit Toulouse and cycled straight around and out the other side to a small place to stay the night. Its one of those overnight mini hotel types and its so clean, they stored our bikes and the security is amazing. The ride today although long seemed to flow. We begun our day at the market in Moissac, a great little market with loads of...

We woke to thunderstorms and rain after a good nights sleep. A very slow start was planned today as only a 30km ride. Check out wasnt until 11am so lots of time to watch the rain and listen to the thunder. The lower level of the Chateau was flooded so the family was in a panice trying to dry up the water. We left before 11am as the weather looked like it was breaking and hit the local boulangerie for a cheap breakfast, then off we went in the drizzle. It was...

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...