St Malo to Montpellier 2023
J&J’s cycling adventures
Day 26 – Ants for breakfast
Woke up early to yet another stupendous dawn chorus. I wandered off to the loo and when I returned...
Day 25 – Blowing up a whippet’s ears
Up at 08:00 ready for the arrival of Mobile Véloman™️ at 08:30. It was hard to believe he would...
Day 24 – The stone of initiative
Time to say goodbye to our lovely caravan. We wish we could stay longer, there’s something very...
Day 23 – Easy like a Monday morning
Slept really late, didn’t get up until 09:00. Cozy comfy caravan! Cycled into town with just one...
Day 22 – The hills are alive
Woke up in our comfortable room after a really good night’s sleep. Mende is in a bowl surrounded...
Day 21 – Hail and pace
Breakfast on the campsite, bread & cheese followed by pain au choc with coffee for Jax and a...
Day 20 – Gimme shelter
Breakfast at the hotel: hot chocolate, fresh baguette, lashings of unsalted butter, honey and...
Day 19 – Dangly legs
Amazing birdsong this morning. When it died down there remained a conversation between two birds -...
Day 18 – Up and down à Lot
Left dull campsite at Figeac. Two very big climbs straight away. It was good to get them over with...
Day 17 – Dog day morning
We felt like we could stay at the farm campsite until the cows came home! Luckily we knew they did...
Day 16 – Day off
Have I mentioned my knee lately? No? That’s because it finally sorted itself out around day 10 and...
Day 15 – Hot, hot, hot!
It was nice to wake by the river. Nowhere nearby to buy food this morning but due to our fabulous...
Day 14 – Prehistory
Get up in the morning, pastries for breakfast,Allons voir une site préhistorique,Oh…Oh…The...
Day 13 – Three minutes late
Nice cat at campsite this morning, very friendly. Packed up and cycled into Tourtoirac. Bought...
Day 12 – Headwind
A beautiful sunny morning and Jackie started the day on the beach reading the cycling magazine...
Day 11 – Trumpets of Death
Started the day with bread and cheese outside our tent. Some ducks came to visit. We wanted to...
Day 10 – Adventure time
Left the slightly crap campsite as quick as we could this morning and went into the nearby town...
Day 9 – Better than day 8
Jackie bought breakfast nearby which we ate in the apartment. Yoghurts today. And pain au choc of...
Day 8 – Lonesome prairie
A good night's sleep in the tent and once again a joyful dawn chorus to wake us. A quick breakfast...
Day 7 – Surprise chateau
Woken by an amazing dawn chorus to rival the frog chorus of last night. Frogs 5 - Birds 10. Got up...
Day 6 – Loire valley and finally enough to eat!
We were both lacking energy and enthusiasm this morning. Jackie hadn’t slept well due to the cold...
Day 5 – Double chips
Woken by the sound of church bells at 07:30. Bread and cheese for breakfast. Left the campsite and...
Day 4 – Short ride
Last night at about 2am the temperature suddenly dropped drastically. Neither of us slept well as...
Day 3 – Route barré
Woke up in hotel feeing much refreshed and delighted to see some bright sun and blue sky waiting...
Day 2 – Raining, raining, raining and a hurty leg
The tent and new mattress have proven their worth: super-comfortable! (except for the makeshift...
Day 1 – First boulangerie of the trip
I don't mind getting up at 6 if it's because I'm on a ferry that's coming in to port. Some precise...
Day Zero – Allons y
And we’re off! Cycling onto a ferry is always exciting, heralding the start of a new adventure....