French Scarecrow

Bike Ride

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September 15th 2011
Hi All Well this will be my last posting from Gourdon (until Sean and I return in October). Yesterday I hired a bike and decided to do one of the short routes called Promenade en Bouriane, aiming for a tiny village called St Cirq Madelon. I was most relieved to see the sign ‘Veloroute’ numerous times, knowing that I couldn’t possibly get lost. I made it to the village (10km’s), took a p ... read more

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