Powered with Pastries Saturday, May 26 2007

I was heading down a beautiful part of the west coast of France, threading through forests and occasionally popping out onto a huge beach which reminded me of Ocean Grove back home when I met two cycle tourists coming the other way. Chatting for a while, they asked where I was heading. 'Athens'. Pause. 'But, are you...  read more

	Severance - Marseille Saturday, May 26 2007

Through the beautiful Gorge Du Tarn, a spot of Kayaking then struggling through the traffic of France's second biggest city... Day 21 Severance - St.Enimie 70km, 16.6avg, patchy rain Starting off with ever more climbing and headwind (with rain thrown in) almost did for me, but I struggled to the edge of an...  read more

	La Rochelle - Severance L'Eglise Saturday, May 26 2007

In which I finally start heading west, I pass through awesome beaches, wine regions around Bordeaux, and a valley filled with prehistoric remains... Day 11 La Rochelle - Royan 90km, 16.7avg, Rain mostly; headwind Nasty headwind continued and the threatening rain arrived just after lunch. Lesson learnt - do not...  read more

Breezing through Brittany Thursday, May 10 2007

654km, London - La Rochelle After two days' cycling I rolled into Portsmouth, and I finally got to go see the Victory. I love to imagine some course of events which would bring the old maiden back into the action. I can see the pulp novel's back cover now, complete with too-vibrant illustration - "After the oil...  read more

	Portsmouth - La Rochelle Thursday, May 10 2007

Day 4 Portsmouth - St.Malo (overnight ferry) No cycling except to the hotel; of course I did go the wrong way around a roundabout at the very first opportunity. Day 5 St.Malo - Ploermel 125km, overcast Huge day. Couldn't find original campsite - do not trust Google maps postcodes in France - but tourist office...  read more