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Dave and His Bike is back!
Following a short hiatus, the blog has been resurrected. I will soon be posting new rides, pictures, and the ongoing preparation for my next tour – The Big Ride. Watch this space…..
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Perigueux to La Roque
July 19th 2022 I was awake and up by 0650am. Breakfast by ten past, back in my room before half-past and a quick chat with Jane on FaceTime before my final pack and out on the road. I left with a certain degree of ambivalence, in that I wasn’t initially bothered about the ride itself,…
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Nontron to Perigueux
July 18th 2022 First day on my own. Not brilliant as I much prefer the chatter with Jane and the company we’ve had over the last couple of weeks. Ange & Steve dropped me back off in Nontron and reminded me to start my Garmin. So I did. Leisurely start due to the hour’s drive…
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Clussais-La-Pommeraie to Nontron
July 17th 2022 Not a good day. I slept reasonably well. Jane didn’t. She seemed fine at breakfast, but as soon as we left the B&B on the bikes (0845ish) she felt nauseous and tired. This was compounded by the first part of the route on ‘white roads’ (a Michelin map thing) which turned into…
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Bressuire to Clussais-La-Pommeraie
July 16th 2022 Awake by 0700 after a mixed night. Jane slept really well, I didn’t. No idea why as it was a really comfy bed. It was also huge. The buffet breakfast was excellent, and I had to drag myself away as (particularly when I’m cycling) I find it difficult to leave a table…
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Ingrandes to Bressuire
July 15th 2022 Awake at 0710am after a good nights sleep. Since the hotel was a couple of kilometres out of town we decided that breakfast in the restaurant was a reasonable idea. It was also included in the ‘demi-pension’ option which we had taken at dinner last night – effectively a half-board package which…
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Chateaubourg to Ingrandes
Update from yesterday. We strolled into town to find the Bal des Pompiers (loosely translated as Fireman’s Ball) in full swing with live music, food stalls (burger & fries each) and several bars. Brilliant evening! July 14th 2022 Bastille Day. National celebration of Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité. And a reason for cafés and restaurants not to…
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Saint-Malo to Chateaubourg
Since the last blog post was getting a bit unwieldy, now that we have arrived in France (hoorah!!) I have decided to change format slightly. Each day will be a separate post to make it easier to follow. Except this one, which is two days. July 12th 2022 Tuesday was officially a rest day. So…
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Riding Home 2022
It has been the plan for a long time. Almost as long as the plan to sell up in the UK and move to France in our retirement. In 2018, the first part came to fruition and we sold up our family home in the UK and bought our beautiful old house at La Roque.…
Dave and his Bike
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Dave and his Bike 