We are off to Folkestone this afternoon, ready for an early train through the chunnel in the morning. If you wonder what the large cardboard box is. It is an item for the charity auction donated by our friends Rick & Jan. Perhaps we should have thought through the logistics of getting it to Italy. […]
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A week today the Italian Job starts in Imola.
Italian Job starting in October
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The Final 60’s Tour
Thury-Harcourt to Ouisterham 32 miles Running total 953 miles Here is todays route. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42318441 Todays objective is to get to the ferry terminal at Ouisterham no later than 3pm. As long as we have no issues to contend with, this should be an easy ride. The cycle way is on a disused railway initially alongside […]
The Final 60’s Tour
Flers to Thury-Harcourt 37 miles Running total 921 miles Here is todays route. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42318433 We set off on another lovely sunny day in Normandy. Our first stop is a cafe within 100 yards of the apartment, so we can have a coffee French style on the pavement in the early morning sun. Our second stop is […]
The Final 60’s Tour
Mayenne to Flers 43 miles Running total 884 miles. Here is todays route. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42318376 We wake up to blue skies, but it is chilly as we walk from the hotel across the river to pick up the route again. We walk, because on the side of the bridge we should be cycling on, there are […]
The Final 60’s Tour.
Château-Gontier to Mayenne 45 miles. Running total 841 miles Here is todays route. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42318345 We make an early start this morning because today is the longest cycling day of the trip. This was determined by the availability of places to stay along the route. Opposite the hotel is a Carfour supermarket, which we had identified […]
The Final 60’s Tour
Angers to Château-Gontier 34 miles Running total 796 miles. Here is todays route. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42318300 Yesterday’s free day, with no schedule, took some getting used to. Today, it is equally hard getting back into the cycling routine. After a leisurely breakfast, we leave the château to rejoin the route. The sun is out, and there is […]
The Final 60’s Tour.
Angers the rest day 0 miles on bikes 5 miles walking! Running total 762 miles cycling. We have no route to follow today. We are staying in Château des Forges, Chemin du Port. Unfortunately, they do not have a restaurant tonight, and so if we want to eat, we have to go out. The good […]
The Final 60’s Tour
Gennes to Angers 32 miles. Running total 762 miles Todays route is here. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42318257 This time next week, all being well, we should be back in the UK. But for today, we have a comparatively short days cycling. We have pre-boooked a meal in tonight’s château as it is several miles north of Angers and […]
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