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- Day 19 Final Day St Jory -HOME, Borde Neuve 70 km😁😁 Total distance of final leg: 930kmAnother warm day greeted us as we left the rather scruffy town of St Jory and crossed the railway onto the canal. As we turned north onto the very smooth…More
- Day 18 Avignonet- St Jory 65 kmWe’d enjoyed our quiet stay in the pretty village of Avignonet. A small building near the church had been empty for 30 years but a French couple had lovingly restored…More
- Day 17 Carcassonne- Avignonet Lauragais 65 kmWe approached the citadel’s inner gates, just as the hordes of humanity were entering. Fortunately a delivery driver was also escaping, so we closely followed his van, using its bulk…More
- Day 16 Somail- Carcassonne 65 kmAnother bright day welcomed us although fairly breezy. We were now in the notoriously windy part of France. We said our farewells to Valerio on this steep hump backed bridge…More
- Day 15 St Pierre-de-la Mer- Le Somail 45kmWe opened the blinds of our room on Narbonne Plage to be greeted by another blue sky and a calm inviting sea. Fortunately the épicerie next door was open and…More
- Day 13-14. Sète- St Pierre-de la Mer. 72 kmDay 13 we had marked as a rest day as rain was forecast. We were cosy in our quiet little hillside shed, except the mosquitos seemed to enjoy it there…More
- Day 12 Aiguës Mortes-Sète 65 kmsA totally different day with much more variety than the previous one in the swamps. We enjoyed a good breakfast; always a good start! Then, when ready, we had to…More
- Day 11, Final Leg . Tarascon- Aigues Morte. 65 kmsWe left our apartment at 11:00 having had a muffin breakfast provided by the lovely Olga, our host. We cycled through a few hundred metres of the old town then…More
- Day 10 Final Leg. Apt-Tarascon 78 kmAnother sunny day greeted us as we rolled our trusty steeds from the inner courtyard of the hotel. Immediately we were back on the very enjoyable cycle route on the…More
- Day 9, Last leg. Forcalquier- Apt. 56 kmOur bikes were ready and charged in the dungeon of the Grand Hotel, ready for another day of pedalling. We left the town and for 2.5 km we didn’t need…More
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