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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 pouring rain not fun. However when the sun was out it was a beautiful site not far from Castelsraissin. We drove on that morning as I said realising a long cycle was not a good idea. We headed for Grissoles and stayed in a very small campsite on the Canal lots of flies and not really very nice. However it was ideal as
Monsiuer was able to pedal off straight along the Canal next morning and completed 100 km. We stayed in Camping Bel Air just outside Creon ok but on a busy road. A tip for M& M Owners smiling does not hurt! I am typing this blog on a campsite of pinetrees next to a beautiful Atlantic beach full of surfers. Nice comfortable site and the owners are very nice and helpful - helping us to sort out ferries and things for the next leg of the trip.
Monsieur is now beginning his ride up the West Coast of France and today he is cycling from Lacanu Ocean to Le Palmyre just past Royan hence the need for a ferry ride.
We are happy to be on the Atlantic Coast as this is the area we really love. Have to say the South of France is not our bag. Is is SO busy and the driving has to be seen to be believed. To top it all yesterday Madame Tom Tom took me stright through the centre of Bordeaux after I nicely asked her for a quite route to bypass it. Hair raising is an understatement. However I survived
and it was all worth it when I reach Camping L'Ocean.
Dont forget to view all the pictures on this blog. Some fine ones of Monsiuers Derriere - he is taking to BFG Man lifestyle very well. Yesterday evening he went for a ride to the beach and took his phone so that he could ring me when he was coming back so that I could turn the potatoes on! Every morning Madame Gipsy prepares him a whole baguette to take on his journey - yesterday he was embarassed when people saw him eating it because it was so big. So I have been instructed to cut it in half so that people are not so shocked when they see him chomping away.
Till next time mes amies
Love Madame
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