France

Day 13: Thursday, 18.08.2011 The day started with a lovely breakfast at our pension. Once again we had fresh homemade jams which accompanied the flaky croissants, warm mini-raisin snails and whole wheat fig rolls. We left the baguette untouched. It … Read More

Day 12: Wednesday, 17.08.2011 Away from the funky gite by 9:15, 1st stop 40 meters from the gites at the little shop in the canal boat (I had seen it on TV!) where we picked up more water and bread, … Read More

Day 11: Tuesday, 16.08.2011 Actually, the day would have been just fine except for two things – the heat and the trail. By the time we got out of Carcassonne it was nearly 10:00 and already about 85 degrees. Lovely … Read More

Day 10: Monday, 15.08.2011 To our horror we found out that August 15th is the busiest day of the year at Carcassonne. (Neither of us being a big a fan of huge crowds.) We took taxi up to the Cité … 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

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 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 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 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 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