April 19, 2024 - Mérenvielle - Gimont - 31 kms - Le Patio d’Oustal It was a much better day yesterday than the two previous ones. The wind was light and the temperature climbed steadily from 2 degrees to an eye popping 18. I was also feeling better. After our two days of wind and cold on the canal, I was left drained and ill, ...
April 16, 2024 Avignonet- Lauragais - Baziege - 26kms - Ecluse de Sanglier April 17, 2024 - Baziege - Toulouse - 29kms - L’Authentique Cour de Ville April 18, 2024 - Toulouse - Mérenvielle - 30kms - Villa de Rabailly When Jean-Marie was checking me in at the pilgrim gite at the Ecluse de Sanglier (canal lock of the wild boar) he asked me my ...
April 12, 2024 - Bouisset - Castres 29kms - Apartment April 13, 2024 - Castres - Dourgne - 23kms - Hotel La Montange Noir April 14, 2024 - Dourgne - Les Casses - 35kms - Gite d’Etape La Passeure- Elle April 15, 2024 - Les Casses - Avignonet - Lauragais - 25kms - Fast Hotel Grandma: For anyone who doesn’t already know, I’m the intrepid ...
April 9th, 2024 - St-Gervais-sur-Mare - Murat-sur-Vebre - 26kms (Gord) 35kms (Ruth) - Gite L’Etape des Menhirs I do have a habit of getting anxious and perseverating about difficult days on the route, when I’m not on the same road as Gord. But yesterday’s ride hit me as a complete surprise. I knew the wind was gusting up to 65kms/hour and that it was a ...
April 3, 2024 - Montpellier - Montarnaud - 22 Kms - Chambre d’hotes Le Bois Des Frênes April 4, 2024 - Montarnaud - Saint Guilhem le Desert - 22 kms - Gite de la Tour April 5, 2024 - Saint Guilhem le Desert - St. Jean de la Blaquiere - 24 kms - Municipal Pilgrim Hostel Is there anything more flattering and touching than to ...
March 31, 2024 - Sainte Gilles to Gallargues-le-Montueux - 27kms - Studio Neuf Proche Camargue April 1, 2024 - Gallargues-le-Montueux - Vendargues - 25kms - La Domitiene April 2, 2024 - Vendargues - Montpellier - 12kms - Citadines Ruth: I tried to write my own lyrics to the Sound of Music’s “Favourite Things” with a French twist, but my rhymes were so bad I just ...
On Saturday we will be resuming our 4,000 km pilgrimage from Budapest to Santiago de Compostela. Last year we travelled the more than 2000 kms from Budapest to Arles, France. Gord made the entire way on foot and I walked and rode with my folding bike “Grandma Friday”. I often find myself feeling that I am not really making the journey legitimately because I have ...
January 5, 2024 - Anshu - Donggang - 75 kms - Taipeng Bay Tourist Hotel January 6, 2024 - Donggang - Liuchiu Island - 5kms - Coral Island January 7, 2024 - Liuchiu - 8kms - Coral Island. Taiwan was originally named Ilha Formosa (Beautiful Island) by Portuguese sailors in 1582, and the name stuck for centuries. I can’t even begin to imagine how beautiful ...
January 3, 2024 - Chenggong - Taitung - 66kms - Home Rest Hotel January 4, 2024 - Taichung - Anshuo - 66kms - Lao Fan Home Most afternoons Gord and I do as the Taiwanese do and stop for a bubble tea. Ordering it, however, is more challenging than ordering a large soya decaf latte in Starbucks. I’m never certain what I will get. My favourite ...
[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type="4_4"][et_pb_text] Happy New Year! The New Year arrived a day earlier than at home, which is always a fun mind bender. The beautiful east coast was packed with tourists taking advantage of a long weekend. We were warned ahead of time that things book up so we booked early. December 30th, 2023 - Daren - Taitung - 65 Kms - Home Rest Hotel The ...