It would have been possible to go more directly from Amboise to Fontevraud but most of the group opted to visit the historic and pretty town of Chinon, hence the significant deviation you can see in the map above. I’ll talk more about that later.
We left later than we normally would because Francesca had arranged for us to have a sit-down meal at a restaurant on the banks of the Loire River.
There was no blog post yesterday because WiFi at our hotel was woeful. Consequently, I’ve got two days crammed into one post, […]
Great riding through uncluttered French countryside Today was a gorgeous ride. Rolling countryside, towns scattered along the route, cooler weather than we’ve […]
Biking in the Bourgogne Last night Bruno put on the table an offer to have a very easy tour around the vineyards […]
~ a solo excursion of great joy ~ “Rollin’ rollin’ rolling” and, oh! “what a difference a day makes“ After quite a […]
Eguisheim to Villersexel This will be a short blog post. Dianne and I rode together in stinking hot conditions and didn’t stop […]
Bräunlingen to Eguishem The day’s stats at a glance ~ distance: 117 kms total ascent: 1210 metres I’m sorry. But it’s just […]
Lindau to Bräunlingen The day’s stats at a glance ~ distance 130 kms total elevation gained: ~ 1000 metres Breakfast I thought […]
Neuschwanstein to Lindau The day’s stats at a glance ~ distance: 110 kilometres total ascent: 1400 metres Here’s a look at our […]
Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Neuschwanstein The day’s stats at a glance: distance: 64 kms total ascent: 825 metres Today we rode down a hill, […]