Archive for July, 2008
Friday, July 18th, 2008
0 miles, St. Julien en Born
We decided to stay for a couple of days as we munched hazlenut and chocolate chip cookies and slurped coffee beneath the pine trees. We had a nice pitch on a reasonably priced, quiet site a short ride from the beach, the town and a large supermarché. We relaxed amidst the sand and pine needles […]
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
21 miles Mimizan to St Julien en Born
I got a bit confused with our route out of Mimizan and we ended up going back on ourselves a bit and we ended up doing ten miles without really gaining much Southerly ground. We finally found the piste Southward near the coast and followed it through the woods and dunes. The constant croaking of […]
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Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
20 miles Parentis en Born to Mimizan
We woke late, laid in, then breakfasted and packed leisurely. We’d decided on a short ride today so didn’t leave until nearly lunch time. We cycled down to the lake and out onto a spit of land that had boats moored either side and fishermen on the end. The lake looked wonderful which ever way […]
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
38 miles Gujan-Mestras to Parentis en Born
We cycled South West from Gujan avoiding the busy town of Arcachon along the bay, and soon joined another piste cyclable which took us through the gentle shade of pine forests growing on the sandy hills near the coast. It was the first hills we’d encountered for a few days and was a bit of […]
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
0 miles Gujan-Mestras
We woke to glorious blue sky, not a cloud to be seen anywhere. Kids played boules on the path and rode their bikes round in circles as we ate a mushroom omelette for Bastille day breakfast. Deciding to make the most of it we grabbed our red sleeping mat (the one with the slow puncture […]