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Speyer
Km 1060- 73km today We had a delayed start to the day today. Everything was packed except the tent, and it started to rain. Like everyone else we retreated to our tent to wait it out. Breakfast was apples and trail mix… we made up for this Spartan meal later 🙂 After about a half… Continue reading
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Caring people 🙂
Km 987 – 71km today Our departure from Kehl was at 9:30 AM. We had to head back to Strasbourg to get a rear tire for my bike. There was a 3″ delamination which felt like a cherry pip to start with and ended up being a huge bulge. We went to three different bike… Continue reading
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Down Hill!
Km 916- 85 km today This morning we said goodbye to our nephew Chris as he headed out to catch the ferry back to England. It’s been good fun having him along for the few days, but next time we’re going to weigh him down a bit more. I think he should be able to… Continue reading
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Turning the corner
Km 831- 49 km today After leaving Mulhouse, we made our turn onto Eurovelo 15 to head north up the France/Germany border towards Frankfurt. Once again the wind was on our nose, but the first 30km was easy since we were riding on a trail through dense forest. When the forest gave way to farmland… Continue reading
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Summit
782 km 61km today We arrived at Valdieu the highest point on the Canal du Rhone au Rhine late morning . The skies were clear the temperature in the mid 20’s. The wind was on our nose which is hard on our legs. The weight and size of our panniers slows us down, but the… Continue reading
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Biking up wind!
Km 721- 63 hard earned km today For the second day in a row we peddled into head winds. It gets draining after a while, and I think we are ready for a rest day soon. Otherwise the weather has been beautiful, with temperatures in the mid 20s under mostly clear blue skies. Hopefully when… Continue reading
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Besancon
Km 658- 73km today Besancon is an amazing old fortress city. The city is almost completely surrounded by the bend in the River Doubs, with walls rising from the river. Behind the city is the citadel with wall above the shear cliffs. The city is very clean, with lots of pedestrian only areas, and cafes… Continue reading
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Dole to Osselle
Km 585- 46 km today We left the hotel after breakfast to find the bike shop that carries Brooks saddles. I used my phone to direct us to the shop, and when we sighted the shop I put the phone away. When we left shop, I looked in the handlebar bar… no phone. After a… Continue reading
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On The train to Dijon
Km 539- 74km today (on the bikes) Even though we left early, the ride down to Never was HOT, with temperatures in the mid 30s. Thankfully the humidity has dropped. I may have insulted an Irish man today, but he seemed to take it well. We were at the end a canal tow path waiting… Continue reading
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Rest day in Cosne Cours sur Loire
We are in a nice, clean, almost empty campsite. The weather is dry, with a nice breeze. Today was a day off from cycling, alternating between just lazing around the campsite, and wandering the narrow streets of town, trying almost successfully to avoid the delicious pastries in the bulangerie. We had hoped to find some… Continue reading
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