Castle on the Loire River

July 14th 2011
First of all, thanks to Lady for taking over my blog job yesterday. It was kind of a lazy day for Bill and me. And I apologize for any discomfort that Lady and the Tramp experienced in the rain. Today is July 14th, Bastille Day here in France, kinda the equivalent of our Fourth of July. Exactly five years ago we were in Carcasonnes watching the Tour de France in person, partying in the str ... 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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