Author Archives: JMC

Yeah, it’s another slow news day on the tour. Yesterday we experienced the Sisyphus myth as we sprinted down each hill with glee, only to have to climb up the next one. Today our route was wonderfully flat. We started … Continue reading →

Perhaps the tour is getting us ready for the approach to Switzerland. Today was our hilliest day yet. Yesterday’s Gypsy Caravan was delightful, but very accidental. First, we got the EV6 route from a GPS track on their website – … Continue reading →

From beginning to end we have now completed the Loire a Velo bike route. The beginning point (our end point) is in a tiny town at the confluence of the Loire and the Allier. There is a commemorative brass plaque … Continue reading →

We just had to throw in this extra blog entry. It’s a little project we started several days ago, ever since the first time it happened – as we looked ahead down the bike path. After all, now that we’ve … Continue reading →

We did not realize when planning this tour, that we would be covering every major wine growing region in France except one, and then we started with that one when we went wine tasting with Don and Bob. So we … Continue reading →

We started the day passing through Orleans old town, including it’s Cathedral. We then passed by the quay on our way out of town, and up the Loire river. This spot was our first view of the Loire in 2005. … Continue reading →

… didn’t keep the doctor away, but the doc Jon saw this morning did prescribe seeing more Chateaus. Speaking of which, have we told you about the French medical system? Our first visit several weeks ago cost $0, with a … Continue reading →

It’s been a very busy spring day here in France. Within a few meters of the start of our day’s ride we caught an unusual sight and sound in the Loire. Unfortunately the really explicit photos, and the sound track … Continue reading →

Today was to be an easy ride from Chenonceau to Chaumont, but it started with 7k of climbing to the top of the hills, where we were then battered by 35k headwinds the rest of the day. Our goal was … Continue reading →

We’re not sure if that means “the next Chateau”, or perhaps the Chateau on the water – which of course fits the nature of our tour perfectly. When we were here in 2005 it was September, so it was interesting … Continue reading →