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Chambord Today we spent the morning doing a tiny bit of shopping near our hotel in Tours.  It’s a beautiful town with lots of pedestrian streets.  There was a sale…Continue readingChambord and Chenonceau

Today marks our 30th anniversary, which is why we are taking this trip.  Over the years, most of our anniversaries have been noted with dinner out and a bottle of…Continue readingA Soggy Anniversary, but Awesome, Quand Même.

What an amazing wealth of history we are in the middle of  here!  I really hadn’t made the connection with what I had been reading about the Houses of Lancaster…Continue readingOf Knights Templar, Plantagenêts, and Jeanne D’Arc – Day 8

Where do I start? Today was a perfect day to more than make up for any trouble yesterday.  It started as a drizzly morning, but we had a lovely breakfast…Continue readingFêtes au Vélo – Day 7

Yesterday we left Ancenis and made good progress, covering 46 miles to Angers. It was a  nice path.  We found lunch in a small town along the way and had…Continue readingA Long Day and a Long Detour – Days 5 and 6

All the luggage made it!  Travel days are just a blur. We left home at 10:30 am Sunday, drove to Chicago, flew overnight, managing to doze on the plane a…Continue readingDays 1, 2 and 3…a Blur in Space and Time – edited to add photos

It’s decided!  We’ve bought the plane tickets and started planning.  This year, for our 3rd bike tour, we’re going to La Belle France!  We’ve traveled in France and we’ve toured…Continue readingAllons y!

Today was a tough start. It was definitely a “2 Aleve” kind of morning. Things hurt that I don’t usually have problems with. The climb back to the trail was…Continue readingDay 4: Finished with the GAP, on to the C&O! 32 miles from Meyersdale to Cumberland

Last year’s inaugural bicycle tour was so enjoyable, we’re doing it again.  And this time we’re taking off the “training wheels” – no support vehicle at all!  I’m excited, but…Continue readingGetting Ready!