Archive for June, 2008
Monday, June 30th, 2008
33 miles Le Bugue to Bergerac
We’d childishly decided that whatever it took we needed to be up and away before the unfriendly cycle tourists with their expensive bikes and Thermarest (TM) chairs. As it turned out that really wasn’t very difficult as they didn’t stir till we’d nearly finished our packing and that was only the fellow who staggered painfully […]
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Sunday, June 29th, 2008
0 miles, Le Bugue
Brock woke really early and cycled off to get breakfast in the town. On his return we ate the nicest pain aux raisin so far, and then set off on the bikes for the short ride into town to get groceries before the super market shut at 11.45. Unfortunately I’d broken a spoke so when […]
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Saturday, June 28th, 2008
28 miles, Thenon to Le Bugue
Up early again, and the first five miles slipped easily by as we raced down long gentle descents towards the river Vezere which runs into the Dordogne. The scenery is becoming ever more beautiful with high rocky cliffs, red soil, yellow bricked houses typical of the Dordogne and lush tree covered hills above sleepy rural […]
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
25 miles, Peregueux to Thenon
We made a real effort to be up and away early today, so around 6am I put the kettle on and after an hour or two of rustling, zipping and whispering in the sleeping campsite we managed to be packed and ready to roll by 8.20. This was a new record for us and our […]
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
0 miles, Peregueux
Awoke to beautiful clear blue sky this morning, and the air was lovely and fresh. Brock cycled off to the boulangerie he’d spotted the previous day while I sat and watched the rest of the campers waking up and checking out if what they were having for breakfast was more interesting than mine would be. […]