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Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Pretty Shots
Just some nice shots of the gang on the road to Saintes!
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Location:Rue des Brouillauds,Jonzac,France
First Casualty
Yep Helen forgot to declip when stopping! All OK - relief!
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Location:Rue des Brouillauds,Jonzac,France
Made It - after another 120km
Currently in a Logis Hotel called the Hotel L'Ecu in Jonsac after putting in a 120km ride through the agricultural centre of France!
We left the sea and sun in La Rochelle and slowly made our way (at 12.5mph) towards Saintes. Having said that, we didn't get on the road till 9.30am due to some of us not waking on time! We must be getting tired!
We hit the road and made our way inland in a SE direction towards the river Charente. Lunch was had by the river and a few memories came back of when Gary and I stopped here - Quick coffee stop in Saintes and then we were on our way to Pons and finally here to Jonsac.
All getting tired and a few with muscles aching but what the heck! Tomorrow could see us at Saint Emillion - just love this country!
Tonight we may have a glass of Pinneau Charentes or two!
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We left the sea and sun in La Rochelle and slowly made our way (at 12.5mph) towards Saintes. Having said that, we didn't get on the road till 9.30am due to some of us not waking on time! We must be getting tired!
We hit the road and made our way inland in a SE direction towards the river Charente. Lunch was had by the river and a few memories came back of when Gary and I stopped here - Quick coffee stop in Saintes and then we were on our way to Pons and finally here to Jonsac.
All getting tired and a few with muscles aching but what the heck! Tomorrow could see us at Saint Emillion - just love this country!
Tonight we may have a glass of Pinneau Charentes or two!
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Location:Rue Taillefer,Jonzac,France
Monday, 2 April 2012
Day 3 in La Rochelle
Well we managed it and I must admit I never thought we would make it by the 4.30pm rule. As the clock ticked over, we entered the outskirts of the town and went straight to the Port - into the Tourist place and eh voila, we had the Hotel Paris booked
Not cheap but neither is La Rochelle - still the bikes are locked up in the Quad and in the open! They worked hard today!
Big mileage once again, as the towns slipped by - principally La Roche sur Yon and Lucon - through the marshes (wind behind us Gary) and into Rochelle
Big steak dinner tonight as a reward! Tomorrow will see leave the sea behind and head for Jonsac - fingers crossed it will be warm again!
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Not cheap but neither is La Rochelle - still the bikes are locked up in the Quad and in the open! They worked hard today!
Big mileage once again, as the towns slipped by - principally La Roche sur Yon and Lucon - through the marshes (wind behind us Gary) and into Rochelle
Big steak dinner tonight as a reward! Tomorrow will see leave the sea behind and head for Jonsac - fingers crossed it will be warm again!
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Location:Rue Gargoulleau,La Rochelle,France
Sunday, 1 April 2012
Day 2 Vidéo is online
http://vimeo.com/39594417
All of thé action from our Day 2 on thé road
Now off for petit-déjeuner
See you all tonight
Rob
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All of thé action from our Day 2 on thé road
Now off for petit-déjeuner
See you all tonight
Rob
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Location:Le Petit Bois,Machecoul,France
Day 1 Vidéo is now àvailable
http://vimeo.com/39592317
Hope you like it!
Rob
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Hope you like it!
Rob
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Day 2 - twas à 130km bruiser
Thé simple aim today was to get over thé Loire and into thé Vendée. This we did and duly finished in Machecoul
Accompanied by Dave and Richard we set off at 9am after à gréât breakfast ( and cheap) and immediately found our proposed route closed due to French Rally Cross - bugger! Big détour which explain's today's mileage ensued and pût us back an hour.
Still we carried on, blown by à cracking wind and knocked up à decent average speed as we sped through town after town. Finally, we reached thé Loire and caught thé frèe ferry over at Le Pellerin. We then completed thé last 25km to thé hôtel - big day, big wind, big sun - followed by big dinner and bed.
Nan night!
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Accompanied by Dave and Richard we set off at 9am after à gréât breakfast ( and cheap) and immediately found our proposed route closed due to French Rally Cross - bugger! Big détour which explain's today's mileage ensued and pût us back an hour.
Still we carried on, blown by à cracking wind and knocked up à decent average speed as we sped through town after town. Finally, we reached thé Loire and caught thé frèe ferry over at Le Pellerin. We then completed thé last 25km to thé hôtel - big day, big wind, big sun - followed by big dinner and bed.
Nan night!
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Location:Le Petit Bois,Machecoul,France
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