What are we doing?

This has been in planning for a long time. Long service leave had to be taken, letters written to schools, bikes bought and upgraded, camping gear sorted, the vagaries of the SNCF elucidated and, of course, a whole lot of work work and housework completed.
If all goes well we will fly to Paris, train to Bordeaux then commence cycling (each on our own bike now that Noah is capable) east and south till we get to Provence 7 weeks later.
Along the way we will camp, stay in gites (one in the Dordogne and one in the Luberon), follow the market days and eat and drink very well. Hopefully the Euro crashes!
If the kids have any say, and they usually do, we will eat a pain au chocolat (chocolate croissant) each morning

Monday, June 21, 2010

Morning ride to Lacoste

In the absence of cycle touring, Bri and my morning rides are really
important. We slip away while the kids are still asleep and return 1
or 2 hours later without them noticing. Today we cycled through
vineyards and market gardens to the perched village of Lacoste - home
of the Marquis de Sade. It is a stunningly beautiful area. I was here
20 years ago and although some things seem more renovated and a couple
of villages have become theme parks, it's still beautiful, rural and
tranquil. The pine and oak forests have undergrowth of Rosemary, thyme
and savoury so the smells are lovely too.
Back home now then off to the markets in Goult.
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