Shoko and I had quit our jobs (again) in 2001 to take care of some unfinished business, namely a good, long trip in Europe. After warming up with a one-month walk across Spain, and a few days assembling our bikes in Chichester, England, we landed in Cherbourg, France for what would turn out to be [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Flashback #2 – Normandy to Nice 2001
Posted in Cycling, France, Languedoc, Longer Trips/Flashbacks, Roman Leftovers, tagged nice, normandy on November 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Flashback Number One – Australia 1996
Posted in Asia / Australia, Australia, Cycling, Longer Trips/Flashbacks, tagged adelaide, alice springs, australia, darwin, Glenelg, Joe B, stuart highway on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
To fill in the blanks during this lull of new rides (I’m waiting on warm tights to take me through the winter…) I thought I’d post an old ride or two. I’ll start with the oldest and greatest – a 3300km, one-month journey from Adelaide to Darwin, Australia. Before this trip I’d never really cycled [...]
Enfin, le Pont du Gard!
Posted in Cycling, France, Languedoc, Medieval Stuff, Roman Leftovers, tagged nimes, pont du gard, pont st. Nicolas on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you’ve been reading these posts you have too much time on your hands! And if you have too much time on your hands and have been reading these posts, then you know I tried, and failed, to get to Pont du Gard a couple weeks ago. Well last Sunday I did the sane thing [...]
Around The River – Gaspe, Quebec
Posted in Canada, Cycling, tagged gaspe, quebec, wakeham on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This one’s for you Mike…
I’ve been pestered for ages by my oldest friend to ‘put a map of Gaspe’ in my blog (Gaspe is the place we grew up and still call home), so here you go buddy! For those of you who might expect some cycling and a bit of France, well don’t fret, [...]
Off Roading
Posted in Cycling, France, Languedoc, tagged assas on November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Despite the ‘road-ish’ look to my bike, it was actually made for off road riding, I am told. Today I thought I’d test out the theory, since I’m running out of paved roads to discover anyway. I found this ride in a French guide to the area, but couldn’t find the roads listed on any [...]
The Source of The Lez
Posted in Cycling, France, Languedoc, tagged le lez, montferrier on November 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It’s funny, after all these rides I’ve done around Montpellier in the past few months I can still find something new and nice. There’s a small town (more like a suburb of Montpellier) called Montferrier, just to the north of the city, that is actually the original settlement in the area, if I understand my [...]
Ride Forrest, Ride!
Posted in Cycling, France, Languedoc, tagged Gard, nimes, pont du gard on November 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I had every intention of working today, till the sun came out that is. We’ve had a week or so of rain and cold, and my iPhone was calling for more on the way, so I made a last-minute decision, packed up the bike, and ran for the station. My plan – take the train [...]
