April 10, 2024 - Murat-sur-Vebre - La Salvetat-sur-Agout - 22kms - Hotel Pergolas April 11, 2024 - La Salvetat-sur-Agout - Bouisset - 28 Kms - Gite Communal We are spending our third and final night in the hills of Haute Languedoc. Our days at elevations of 700 to 1100 metres have coincided with the passage of a vigorous cold front. It is always a few ...
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 ...
… and you’ll get to the gîte before me. April 6, 2024 - Saint-Jean-de-La-Blaquiere - Lodeve - 15kms - Chambre Entree Independent April 7, 2024 - Lodeve - Le Bousquet-d’Orb - 31kms - Gite Roselyne April 8, 2024 - Le Bousquet-d’Orb - Saint Gervais-sur-Mare - 26kms- Chez Camille The region of France that we are currently traversing is getting wilder; in fact, much wilder than ...
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 ...
March 30, 2024 Arles to St. Gilles - 20 kms - Hotel Le Saint Gillois It feels wonderful to once again be walking on the Camino. We spent a couple of nights in Arles, which is a beautiful small city, but as always I was chomping at the bit to start walking. There is generally a little anxiety about the first days on a Camino. ...
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 ...
Yesterday was our last ride from Lukang to Taichung with a brief stop at Rainbow village. As I write this Larry and Grandma Friday are nestled in their suitcases ready for our flight home tomorrow. After over 1900 kms, here are some of our thoughts about cycling In Taiwan. First, I would say this has been a fantastic place to explore by bike and I ...
January 10, 2024 - Kaosiung - Tainan - 59 kms - Cambridge Hotel January 11, 2024 - Tainan - Bahie- 59 kms - Third Great Uncles Homestay January 12, 2024 - Bahie - Donggang Coffee Road loop - Bahie - Chaiyi - 58 kms - LAN Kwai Fong Garden Hotel Gordon: Taiwan is holding national elections today, with all seats in the legislature and the ...
January 8, 2024 - Liuchiu Island to Kaohsiung - 60 kms - Legend Hotel January 9, 2024 - day walk in Kaohsiung Gordon: We skipped Kaohsiung on our first pass down the west coast, but on our return arc we are spending a couple of nights. The approach to the city was consistent with its reputation as the centre of heavy industry in Taiwan: we ...
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 ...