This is an account of a cycling trip I took in France in August 2007, drawn from letters home to my wife. The plan was to start in Bayonne, at the Atlantic coast, and go across to the Mediterranean coast at Narbonne. The route would climb into the Pyrenees, taking in at least one Tour de France col before heading North and following river valleys and the Canal du Midi. I based the first three days on recommendations from members of the Cycle Touring Club, the rest I made up as I went along. Wednesday 22nd Aug It was a long journey on the bike bus. - but longer for most as they’d come from up North yesterday morning. One chap I spoke to had cycled from his home - leaving at midnight on Tuesday! Hard
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