Bonjour! Monsieur has finished cycling the Canal Du Midi and the Canal Garonne! Basically from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic except for one day when it was heavy rain and thunderstorms so he conceded to travel en voiture avec Madame - it has to be said though he was VERY sulky! The next day the sun was shining and his mood improved and off he went. In the last post I did not have photos of the Lac le Genuoise (think this is wrong spelling will check and change next time) so I have added them here. After Le Lac we stayed on the River Garonne in a stunning site - went off to bed and woke up to thunderstorms and heavy rain in the night. We had to get up and pack away in the ... read more

Bonjour mes amies! We are here ready to begin Ians epic bike ride. He will start from Arles in the South of France and ride all the way home to Cambridge. We set off from Dover yesterday and stayed in Troyes last night. Today we are setting off for Avignon another 6 hours drive and then we will be ready to begin. Watch this space for further updates about our adventure. Au revoir for now Madame xxxxx ... read more

Bonjour peeps We took the M82 from Kinlochleven to Fort William a very pleasant ride that faded into insignificance once we began following the A87 from Fort William to The Kyle of Lochalsh. Sheer breathtaking natural beauty is the only way I can describe it. I am attaching a lot of photos to this blog so that you can see for yourself. When you go to Scotland there are many ways to see the outstanding sights it has to offer. A couple of years ago we took the West Highland Railway otherwise known as the 'Iron Road to the Isles" and voted the worlds top railway journey in 2009. From the train you can take in views you cannot see when travelling by car. If you want to see the West Coast and let somebody else ... read more

Bonjour Monsieur et Madame are having fun. Firstly the most important thing - a Big smile and congratulations to Anne and Mikko - actually its about time! we have been waiting for this news! hurrah! Our first two days were spent in Edinburgh with the landlady goddess Sanday - we met Sandy last year in the Lazy Duck Hostel and she invited us to experience her hospitality so we decided to take the offer up and what a lovely time we had with her. She is obviously Edinburgh's best kept secret hotelier! On Tuesday we did a 25 mile round trip ride along the Union Canal stopping at Ratho for lunch - some pictures attached. It is amazing how the canal crosses over the Motorway and other rivers - I have tried to depict this in ... read more

Hello all Well the first ten miles under their belts Julian, George and Anne were raring to go after a good old english breakfast to set the energy levels nice and high. Orft they went in the rain planning to meet Dick and Timmy at Greystokes for lunch. Yes the Greystokes referred to in Tarzan literature!! Timmy and Dick stopped off in Keswick for a bit of quick retail therapy and to get bread and supplies for lunch. Guess who happened to bike past whilst they were sitting in the sun drinking coffee the three bikers it was amaxing how quickly they did the first leg of their days journey they were flushed and full of adventure - anne needed calorific sustance and you can see her in the picture having scones and coffee Julain and ... read more