Route: Bordeaux – Sète, France Distance: 625 km Bike: KTM Maranello Light 2009 In August of 2011 I headed off to the south of France with my friend Vera. We made room reservations for the first and last nights of … Read More
Day 1: Saturday, 06.08.2011 Route: Augsburg – Paris – Bordeaux Distance: 11,46 km Elapsed Ride Time: 1 hr. Day 1: met Vera at the train station at 6:45 after all too-few hours of sleep. We didn’t have to wait long … Read More
Day 2: Sunday, 07.08.2011 Route: Around Arcachon Distance: 22,87 km Elapsed Ride Time: 2 hrs. The day started with a pleasant surprise: breakfast was more than the French hotel standard bread, butter, jam and coffee. There was an egg cooker … Read More
Day 3: Monday, 08.08.2011 Today was one of the most beautiful stretches I’ve ever ridden in France! We started the day by going across the street to the train station and picking up our return tickets from Sète back to … Read More
Day 4: Tuesday, 09.08.2011 Route: La Réole – Agen Distance: 86,38 km Elapsed Ride Time: 5 hrs. 34 min. I woke up early, fresh and rested and went out for a short photo tour before our scheduled 8:30 breakfast. The … Read More
Day 5: Wednesday, 10.08.2011 Since we’d arrived so late the previous evening, we opted to make a leisurely morning. We slept in and had a leisurely breakfast and by 10 we’d checked out, leaving our bikes and bags at the … Read More
Day 6: Thursday, 11.08.2011 After breakfast we packed up our bikes and rode into town where we wanted to check out the highlight we’d discovered late yesterday evening, the 12th century Abbey of St. Pierre. We took our time walking … Read More
Day 7: Friday, 12.08.2011 Our first stop on leaving the hotel was the beautiful Cathedral of St. Etienne, located just a few blocks from our hotel. It’s a late gothic structure made even more interesting because of the juxtaposition of … Read More
Day 8: Saturday, 13.08.2011 Up and out by 9:30 and on the road again after our day of repose. Getting out of Toulouse was no problem, as the canal runs right through the middle of town and was only 5 … Read More
Day 9: Sunday, 14.08.2011 One of the reasons we chose our B&B was the name. “Chez Sarah” Unfortunately the charm of my name didn’t bring any extra points. Vera was lucky and slept like a log. I slept horribly – … Read More