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Carrying up the Lot
After two days in camp it was to be a journey of two halfs. The first tacking closely the path of the river fairly level road not too busy, then one big steep hill climb, hard in the heat. It was a lovely calm day lovely reflections in the dammed section of the river. Arrived…
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From carsac alliac to rocamandour
This was a hot ride up the pleasent flat roads along the dordogne valley through fertile fields up to souliac where a fine lunch was had at the LA BICICLETA cafe where bikes are the theme and the staff where interested in my travels. After lunch in the blistering heat it was a hard but…
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Again it’s been a while, but we pick up at Thorac and on to carsac alliac
So decended down from the mountain and then entered cave dwelling country at les eizes de tabac. On this ride lots of old caves where passed leading to some wonderful sights…
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Continue through the perigord from tourtoirac to thonac
Late start this morning as wanted to go down a cave nearby and it only opened at 10am… So after the very pleasent campsite last night where I had a lovely swim it was off again. It did not take long to reach the cave as only 5km away… Bit of sad story it was…
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Catch up…..
It’s been a while since I updated here….so I will use the time off to do so now….having rest day today.
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Mmm the day did not go quite to plan…..
So after 93km yesterday i did not want to go all the way to parthaney as it would be another 90 plus km day…..so you have guessed it ended up going all the way. Planned to stop at a campsite at a resevoir….not much info on it, but owned by local community. Started off fine…
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Pontorson to fougers
Walked into ponterson….market just setting up as i bought bread and croissants and ate back at camp…noticed these sheep so got a photo as i left A short day at 40km. But wanted to visit the upper Brittany botanical gardens, so glad I did…they where faboulus….all a product of one man, now maintained by 4…
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The mont and abbey
Wet Morning but got up and headed the 4k back to the mont…banking on being quite….it was. First watch the tide roar in…they have up to 15mtr tides here biggest in Europe….. Birdy ain’t fussed though…just kept walking closer.. Joined a 1015 guided tour for an hour and went round again by myself after.. I…
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Executive decision…
To stay a second day here in the spa town….mainly as i was tired…but looked so different from all the other places around as it was a spa town But first just before arrival yesterday came across this church. The notra dame de lignou…. Big question is why so fancy and why here….a place with…
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On the old rails…
Yesterday was the start of what would be three days traveling on the old railway path…..the rails have gone to be swapped for a flat crushed gravel surface. First day took me to the campground mentioned in last blog, the second day took me to Alencon where I spent two nights( the Sunday day off…
Year of opportunity 