Camino Santiago
Cycling the Camino de Santiago in France
Read More Camino SantiagoCamino, France, Cycling, pilgrimage, Saint James
Cycling the Camino de Santiago in France
Read More Camino SantiagoIt always used to be, back when I holidayed in France as a child, that the roads were lined with trees. Then some numpty in Elfin Safety decided this was a danger to motorists, sleepy after an aperitif , three course lunch with a bottle of wine and digestive, as sometimes a tree would leap […]
Read More Cathedrals in WoodI’m packing up the van to move further south. So far I’ve tested the route on this Camino as far as Bazas, found some better ways than the original plan, and given the new trike a good testing. I was a bit dubious about the gear ratios, which are actually not too difficult on hills […]
Read More Moving onToday was fun. Flying around the French countryside on my new and scary fast trike looking for the best route between Echourgnac and Montpon-Mensterol, two places that only the inhabitants have heard of. So far we have the cultural option via the preserved 19th century farm and the Watermill with art gallery and boat trips, […]
Read More Testing, testingOn a trike. Which is great until the road changes into a flight of stairs. Hmm. Its pretty, it has a Saint James Church, another Church that’s mostly carved into the hill, lots of places to sit in the sun and drink wine. Fascinating. They have concerts, the acoustic quality is awesome.
Read More Aubeterre-sur-DronneRound the Lac d’Annecy on the trike that will be doing the Camino from Châtellerault to Somport Because I had to test it, and the sun was shining on the lake, which really is that bright blue. Here is the trike, from Ona Bikes, presented by Diego, who sold it to me. Here is the […]
Read More Trike round a lakeToday I’m collecting a trike more suited to riding on tracks. It is being delivered to my campsite, carefully chosen to be near Annecy lake. Should have looked at the contours when I saw it was called the Belvedere. Yep, it’s on a hill. Not that steep as hills go in this part of the […]
Read More Trikes for tracksVia a train to Beijing, two nights in a charming hostel in a hutong, and a flight fuelled by G and T. More to follow
Read More I’m homeNot that you will often get a choice. It’s just a digression, feel free to skip if you are easily offended by scatological detail. I will refrain from posting photos. Anywhere that gets a lot of North American tourists will be aware of two things at least (well, yes, more than two but this is […]
Read More Potty or Squatty?Sesame oil, cabbage hearts, Wanna eat string beans, break off the tips, Get really lovesick if I don’t see you for three days, Hu-er-hai-yo, Oh dear, Third Brother mine. There, that’s not what you expected, is it? But it’s actually the original version. That’s what you get for browsing late at night. Here is what […]
Read More The East is Red