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Leaving Zubiri, Roncesvalles and France ahead.

June 27th 2011
Going UP!!! The operative word here is UP! The climb would not have been so bad had we been able to do it in the morning cool or if the temperature were cool, but it was a hot day. We started the climb at about noon from Zubiri, 20 kilometers from the campground where we planned to camp. This is Bill writing today; Gerri is drinking a non-alcoholic beer, trying to get energy for tomorrow’s ... read more

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BILL AND GERRI

Bill and Gerri

We first began bicycle touring when we were in our 40s. Now that we are retired, we can really indulge our travel fantasties. In fact, most of our vacations are by bicycle. In the US and Canada, we have biked the TransAm, the Southern Tier, the Northern Tier, the Great Parks, Alaska, and many places in between. We've also toured Europe three times by bicycle. Summer of 2011 we did a loaded tour from Lisbon, Portugal, to Frankfurt, Germany, via Spain (reverse Pilgrim Route to Le puy en Velay), France, Switzerland, Lichtenstien. Austria, and Germany. Our trip is chronicled on this blog.... full info

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