Day 15/16, 18. June Friday / 19. June Saturday When you take a trip you always hope that the weather is going to be perfect the entire time. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work out that way. We’re fortunate on this … Read More
Day 14, 17 June, Thursday As we awoke around 8 it was already grey and windy. Hmmm… Not exactly the optimal conditions for a bike ride in nature, but one must play the cards one is dealt. On the positive … Read More
Day 13, 16. June, Wednesday As usual it took us a while, but by noon we were checked out of the campsite in Arles. It was actually a fine campsite with good showers and a nice pool but somehow I … Read More
Day 12, 15. June Tuesday Shortly before 11 we were on the bikes for the short (3.5km) ride into Arles. A few hundred meters from the campsite was a sign for a veloroute into town so we followed, only to … Read More
Day 11, 14 June, Monday In Fontaine-de-Vaucluse we packed our things together and before we drove away made a quick visit to the river that flowed by the campsite. We were almost sad to say goodbye to this sweet little … Read More
Day 10, 13 June, Sunday We were up an at ‘em early, waiting to hear news of the dentist. The evening before we had loaded the bikes and tried to be as ready to go as possible. Shortly after 9am … Read More
Day 9, 12 June, Saturday The plan from yesterday evening was to get an early start as possible and ride to Avignon for a visit and be back before the greatest heat in the late afternoon, then packing up and … Read More
Day 8, 11 June, Friday We had decided to take a day off from vacation, that is relax around the campsite, swim and visit the town and I was looking forward to a nice sleep-in. Way too early (at 6:45 … Read More
Day 7, 10 June, Thursday Leisurely starts to the day are certainly our trademark… by the time we got on our bikes it was shortly before 11a.m. Our chosen outing of the day was to ride to Orange and back … Read More
Day 6, 09 June, Wednesday As usual, we took our time with our morning routine and shortly before noon got on the road for our relatively short (30km) bike ride in the area around Chateauneuf-du-Pape. The landscape around here is … Read More