Author Archives: JMC

Toulouse is called “La Ville en Rose” due to it’s many buildings of red brick. We learned of the Romans who first brought brick making technology and much of the rest of the city’s history from Penny of Toulouse Walking … Continue reading →

Hard to believe we have completed our first Eau de France. Today we crossed the divide between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. The most obvious change for us along the canal is that we now get a short downhill coast … Continue reading →

Sorry about the title. Rick isn’t killing the sycamores, but the two were a part of our day today. We arrived in Carcassonne at midday and made our way across the city to it’s castle. This year we have been … Continue reading →

The “canal” starts out by crossing a 40km long inland lake. We stayed on the south side next to the Mediterranean, taking a bike path along a narrow set of sand dunes, and where our first night’s campsite was. It … Continue reading →

Yes, we mean that literally. • We began the day with a flat tire, before we even left the BnB. • Then we had coffee and pastries in the town square. • Next we were distracted by a Farmer’s Market … Continue reading →

There is a strange phenomena with the starting towns at the beginning of long bike tours. In the planning stages you put a lot of thought into where to begin. You have to figure out some kind of transportation for … Continue reading →

We said our final goodbyes to Switzerland on Saturday, leaving in the rain. The Swiss springtime was nothing like we expected. We thought we’d have March and April to cycle on the weekends in preparation, but between winter weather and … Continue reading →

… we’re ready to go! When we first arrived in Switzerland last year we took a number of weekend rides across the country. We quickly discovered that many trails are not paved, and some are just two dirt tire tracks … Continue reading →