Day 5: The day my patience started to wear a bit thin… (not that my family thinks I have any to start with!) We rode 28.09 miles @ an average speed of 9.59 mph. We got up early again because… Read More ›
Month: September 2023
France Bike & Barge – Day 4
Due to the high temperatures expected today (it has been hot all week), everyone agreed that we should depart at 8:00 A.M. to get a head start on the sweating. Today’s ride was 28.4 miles @ an average speed of… Read More ›
France Bike & Barge – Day 3
Today’s ride was 29.61 miles @ an average speed of 9.44 mph. You’d think the pace might be a bit faster since about one-half of the group is on E-bikes, but we just seem to tootle along steadily at 9… Read More ›
France Bike & Barge -Day 2
Quote that sums up the week from Frederieke: “It is a surprise when something is open.” Due to “iffy” wi-fi on the barge, I’m playing catch-up now …the trip is over. As it turns out -it really wasn’t our favorite… Read More ›
Finding the Clair de Lune – Bike & Barge
I’d planned our departure from Chenonceau by train for noon because check-in on the barge wasn’t until 3 PM and it was about a 2 hour train ride. But, now we were no longer going to the original starting town… Read More ›
France 2023
Last year, Mike and I decided that we wanted to do another bike & barge trip, and also, that we wanted to be away from our hurricane zone during September. I booked a bike & barge trip for France –along… Read More ›