Day 4 Marseillan to Poihes 31 Miles running total 60 miles. Here is todays route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42287254 After breakfast on the patio in the sunshine we bid farewell to our hosts Steve & Phill. With all the panniers on our bikes, we set off along the Canal du Midi. It is Saturday, and the towpath is […]

Day 3 Bikes reunited. 29.6 miles Sadly, an overcast day after travelling in hot bright sunshine yesterday. After petit dejeuner or breakfast on the patio to those not on the crash Babel french course. The first job is to sort out panniers and reassemble our bikes. Have they survived the DHL experience? Steve and Phil, […]

Day 2 Gatwick to Marseillan. This is going to be another day of back packing, or should I say pannier carrying. First, an early start for the flight to Montpellier We think we passed over where we are aiming for, but we forgot to pack the parachute. All that fragile tape and plastic must have […]

Day 1 Home to Gatwick Airport We are off by various means of transport other than a bike! First to Portsmouth by car which is abandoned (I mean parked c/o Just Park App) 10 mins from the ferry port we will return to. But it is a 40min walk to the train station carrying  two […]

This is a cycling journey from Sete in the south of France to Caen in the North. A journey of around 900 miles to be completed before Ed has his 70th birthday. My compatriot wants it noted this does not apply to her. This adventure started months ago sorting out the logistics, partly thwarted by […]