Presenting our third bicycle show, recorded high on a hilltop in France, between Montbeliard and Besancon, overlooking the Doubs river. We have an update on where we’ve been hiding for the past few weeks, some thoughts on camping sites in France and Germany (not just in the summer, you can camp well into the autumn!), […] Read More »
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30km Villars les Dombs – Lyon
Despite our best hopes, we woke up in the morning to more wind and the news that in the afternoon the gusts could go as high as 100km/hour! We had no idea what the wind strength reached the previous day, but we were pretty sure it wasn`t quite that strong and had no desire to […] Read More »
80km Sainte Croix – Villars les Dombes
The first thing we heard this morningon waking up was the wind on our tent. It was blowing strongly, and in very much the wrong direction for the day ahead! It was so windy, we decided not to bother making breakfast and to just hit the road, hoping for calmer skies ahead. Despite being so […] Read More »
82km Dole to Sainte Croix (outside Louhans)
A cloudy day greeted us as we headed out from Dole, navigating our way through several busy roads before finally reaching some quieter villages. It was a good 15km before we were really out of the bustle of the city. The rest of the day was again predominately rural and in the afternoon we entered […] Read More »
70km Besancon to Dole
The rain cleared overnight, leaving us with slightly grey skies as we made our way out of Besancon just before 8am. We followed the river out of the city for the first 10km or so, before drifting along minor roads away from the water, and therefore up more hills than we`d seen in previous days. […] Read More »