Welcome to another beautiful day in France. Following a fitful night (recall yesterday's rooming arrangement) I awoke feeling less than refreshed, and thought it might be prudent not to go looking for any extra adventures today. The plan had been to leave Annecy en masse since the directions appeared somewhat involved, and when the gang (or most of it) eventually left (my thought while waiting for everyone: this is time I could have spent sleeping!), I settled in the rear/midpack so I could have some people to photograph. Early on, however, I caught an incorrect turn made by the lead person (who was relying on GPS) and decided I would be better off being up front, so I led us through town to the lake - hence no photos until we got there. It turns out ... read more

With the sun shining and breakfast consumed it was time to get this tour officially started! We stayed together working our way through the city (only occasionally missing a turn) before eventually splitting into smaller groups. Distressingly, the sky soon turned overcast with ominous clouds. At Perouges the group I was with seemed uninterested in exploring the town so I ventured into it alone. Just as I was getting ready to leave, however, everyone appeared: it seemed the guys had had a change of heart and had waited for the rest of the folks to coalesce before entering the village. Since by this time I was getting cold from not riding, I forged on ahead, and didn't see anyone else until the end of the day - which really put a damper on taking photos, as ... read more