Agen to Caumont-sur-Garonne 39 miles   Running total 299 Here is todays route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42298607 It is another bright, sunny morning, which we admire from our room. We are looking forward to the downhill ride to rejoin our route on the canal. It was strange at breakfast that our host put the TV on showing us the […]

Day 10  Castelsarassin to Agen 33  Miles  Running total 260 Here is todays route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42298531 We can’t believe we have been away for over a week, and this blog is probably getting boring, but wait for another 3 weeks if you think that this is repetitive. The weather is perfect for cycling today. The washing we […]

Day 9 Toulouse to Castelsarassin 40 Miles  Running total 227 Here is todays route. https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42298466 It is very overcast this morning as we extract the bikes from the dark depths of the underground carpark. We are set to leave the Canal du Midi shortly, and we will join the Canal du Chemin to head along […]

Day 8 Castelnauday to Toulouse 39 miles  Running total 187 Here is todays route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42290441 We both awoke early. The downside of having windows wide open to dry washing is not noticing the bottle bank down below. At 6 a.m., the secret drinkers started filling it with their empties. The good news is that the […]

Day 7 Carcassonne to Castelnaudary 29 miles Running total 148 Here is todays route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42290406 After cycling uphill to our hotel yesterday as it was built into the hillside of the fortified town, and all at the end of a hard day, the good news is it is downhill to the canal this morning. We […]

Day 6 Homps to Carcassonne   29 Miles  Running total 119 miles. Here is todays route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42290218 This morning, we awoke to church bells at 6am boo! And sunshine hurrah! The weather forecast predicts that today will be changeable, so we set off just after breakfast. The surface is reasonable but hard going with type 1 […]

Day 5 Poihes to Homps   30 Miles Running total 90 For those using ridewithgps here is todays route https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42290037?privacy_code=TlXGuoPvHFUQqfbr We awoke to the sound of rain. Not somthing we planned or wanted this far south on the trip. Two weather Apps both say it should dry up at around 10 am, so we will drag […]