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Haute Jura Mountains
We left the Lake Chalain aire and drove through lovely countryside seeing these milking cows, probably for Comte cheese, having a drink...
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Aug 30, 20242 min read
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Baume-Les-Messieurs
We said goodbye to Frédérique, interrupting her breakfast. We saw some nice Jura horses and green fields surrounded us as we left Salins...
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Aug 29, 20243 min read
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Salins les Bains
We had a slow morning. It was quite cool and eventually left outside was damp. The sun started coming through so we sorted out the...
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Aug 29, 20243 min read
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Busy day in Besancon
We got up and immediately drove to our 8am appointment for 2 tyres for Gus. After checking Gus in we managed to find a nice bakery/cafe a...
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Aug 27, 20243 min read
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Champagnole’s Mont Rivel
We woke up by the lake after a fairly quiet night - only interrupted by a few rainstorms. It was starting to get busy with fishermen when...
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Aug 26, 20243 min read
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Comte cheese
We had a wander around town, had a coffee and bought some of the delicious pork saucisson and a new SIM card. The coffee shop building...
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Aug 25, 20242 min read
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Arbois
We emptied and loaded Gus with water and did the short drive to Arbois. We parked Gus up in a school playground that was authorized by...
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Aug 24, 20243 min read
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Eurovelo 6 Bike path
We had a relaxing morning then set off cycling again on the eurovelo6 running alongside the csnss ask and Doubs River as Glenn wanted to...
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Aug 23, 20241 min read
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Ranchot and Besancon
We liked the current campsite on the River so much we decided to stay another couple of nights. It was ok to stay but we had to move site...
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Aug 22, 20242 min read
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Into the Jura
We started early to climb up the Rock de Solutre while it was still cool. It looked like a long way up from the bottom. The morning light...
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Aug 21, 20242 min read
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Beaujolais to Borgogne
After a quiet night we went to find some bread from one of the two boulangeries - but they were both closed as they are on holiday. We...
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Aug 20, 20243 min read
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Beaujolais
On the way out of Lyon there was a big sculpture on the road - supposed to be an infinity sign - but it’s more like a big safety pin! It...
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Aug 19, 20242 min read
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Lyon with Jimmy and Denise
We got the bus and metro into central Lyon and arrived at the Viking cruise boat quay to catch up with Jimmy and Denise who are cruising...
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Aug 19, 20244 min read
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Vienne
We headed north from our overnight stop to Vienne on the Rhône river. This was a very Roman town and we visited the museum with...
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Aug 18, 20241 min read
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Roman tunnel then driving up the Rhone
We woke up in Saint Bonnet du Gard where we had driven to after the Pont du Gard evening - only 7 minutes away. It’s a lovely little...
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Aug 18, 20242 min read
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A big day at Pont Du Gard
We left Carcassone and had a few hours drive to get to Pont du Gard - the Roman constructed viaduct. On the way we went through the...
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Aug 18, 20244 min read
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Cycling around Carcassone
We wanted to investigate the canal du midi which goes through Carcassone but goes from Toulouse to near Montpelier on the sea. It was...
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Aug 15, 20242 min read
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Carcassone Chateau and town
There are actually 2 old towns in Carcassone - the Cite and the Bastide. We first went to check out the older Cite part of Carcassone...
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Aug 15, 20242 min read
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Driving to Carcassone
Coming down the hill from the free spot on the top of the hill we stopped at the village below to pick up some bread from the...
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Aug 15, 20241 min read
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Foix
We drove out of Les Cabanes towards Foix with huge mountains around us - and signs about the area we are in at the Pyrenees. The chateau...
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Aug 15, 20244 min read
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