We’re back! We were forced to abandon this route last year after only three days of riding—now we are back to complete it and carry on to more riding in France. We arrived in France Monday July 30, rode from the airport into the centre of Paris, spent the night at a hotel near the … more
Monday Aug 13. We are in le Creusot tonight, not on the planned route, but we felt the need for a rest day and took the train here yesterday. It is as near the original route as we could find for a way to hop ahead by train so that we can have a day … more
Yesterday we finished our ride across France, crossed the Rhine, spent a few minutes in Germany, then rode into Switzerland and spent the night in Basel. After leaving the Loire a week ago, we continued riding beside waterways: the Saône River, the Doubs River, the Canal du Rhône au Rhin and others. On the canal, … more