Saturday, 14 Jul 2007 | Views [203]
So this is it....my last day in France. the road it Italy was
37kms long and the pass (itself 17km in length) went over the Col de
Larche at 1991m above sea level. The highest pass so far. Talk about
saving the best till last. The day started well ... Read more >
Friday, 13 Jul 2007 | Views [175]
Right now I'm in the alpine town of Barcelonnette. Its 37km's from the
Italian border. All of which is uphill to the pass (1991m), which I'll
be cycling up tomorrow. On Tuesday 10th i went up my 1st alpine
pass. It was the col de cabre and at 1180m ... Read more >
Sunday, 8 Jul 2007 | Views [236]
.....along the D93 like everyone else :) After the fun of my 1st
mountain i spent the weekend in Le pays de Saint Flour. Its an old
medieval town built onto a rocky outcrop overlooking the river. The
campsite was only a short walk away and i enjoyed ... Read more >
Thursday, 28 Jun 2007 | Views [178]
On the road to the Cul du pas de peyrol: from Salers to Murat. the
day started well, woke up to blue sky. the first time in six days. As
the distance to Murat was only 42km's i had a late start and was on the
road at about 9am. Usually i like to ... Read more >
Wednesday, 27 Jun 2007 | Views [250]
well I've been in France now for just about two weeks and so far it's
been smiles and happiness abound. Even getting soaked to the skin
whilst triking in a thunder storm failed to get me down. I got
to St. Malo on the 6th of June at around 10pm ... Read more >
