France

Day 16: Friday, 24.08.2012 Since we had such a short distance to ride, we slept in and took our time getting ready. Our breakfast was ample and tasty but by far the most expensive of the trip (15€/person!). The high … Read More

Day 15: Thursday, 23.08.2012 We made it down to breakfast shortly after 8am. Once again, lovely homemade jams (apricot, kiwi-lemon and green tomato), excellent bread (crusty outside, soft inside), first-class coffee and a small pitcher of orange juice for each … Read More

Day 14: Wednesday, 22.08.2012 Breakfast at the hotel was as strange as dinner had been the previous evening. We had to wait quite a while for our coffee and when eventually the wait-lady plunked our baguette down on the bare … Read More

Day 13: 21.08.2012 Once again, we didn’t exactly get an early start – it was 9:45 by the time we were ready to head out. Breakfast was definitely a step above that of the previous day: the bread and croissants … Read More

Day 12: 20.08.2012 Breakfast at Hotel Henry consisted of dry-as-a-bone bread, packaged jams and mass-produced croissants. Oh well, you can’t win ’em all… We didn’t get away until 9:15 and with stops at the boulangerie for water & snacks and … Read More

Day 11: Sunday, 19.08.2012 Despite our good intentions, we got started later than we’d hoped. On the way out of Cahors we stopped to take pictures of Pont Valentre and then followed the signage for the Véloroute Valée du Lot. … Read More

Day 10: Saturday, 18.08.2012 Today we took the well-deserved opportunity to sleep in. By the time we breakfasted, packed and checked out it was 11:00. Since we had some time to kill before our train to Cahors, we headed to … Read More

Did I mention that it was hot today?

First off, we got away a little on the late side. It was shortly after 10 as we were loading the bikes for our planned day trip. Much to our chagrin we discovered that my rear tire was as flat as a pancake. … Read More

Day 8: Thursday, 16.08.2012 This place is so quiet, we slept incredibly deeply, woke late and staggered down to breakfast at 9. Ah, a lovely little buffet with OJ, ham, cheese, lovely bread (I particularly liked the moist raisin bread) … Read More

Day 7: Wednesday, 15.08.2012 We were sad to leave our beautiful hotel, but the next part of our adventure was calling and so by 9am we were on the road headed for Sarlat. The first 19 of the 21 kilometers … Read More