Day Eight of the trip and seven of cycling, I’m now about 80 mile south of Paris on the way to st etienne, and boy, are french roads long and empty. Foul headwind yesterday to pay me back for sailing into Paris last week driven by hailstorms and gales from the rear. And today it’s … Read more …
Ah – getting the hang of this. One pic at a time and one comment. This is my patent baguette protection and conveyance system. Works perfectly. Even kept (most) of my pain (if it this big, I’m told, it’s actually a pain and not a baguette) dry through a day of downpour. Also, comments should … Read more …
Crosses by the roadside remind that this is also the old pilgrim route from the middle ages to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, though sadly I won’t be going that way this time. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device Read more …
Travelling along the Loire day before yesterday (Sunday 31st March), came across two nuclear power stations within 20 miles of each other. Steam? Lots. Carbon footprint? Virtually nil. A reminder that France gets over 80% of its electricity from nuclear, much less controversial here than chez nous. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device Read more …
Two things to note from this pic. One is that the sun is at last shining. The other is that a very hard, brand new Brooks B17 saddle has indeed “broken” as it’s meant to. See the slightly creased double indentations on either side. They’re the imprint of 500 miles of bum bones (mine) grinding … Read more …
Hope to make to Vichy today, on 10th day of cycling and 11 days into the trip. All going well, knees included. I hadn’t expected a sore achilles tendon, but hey, what’s Ibuprofen for anyway. And travelling in France at lunchtime has its compensations.See photo! Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device Read more …