Author Archives: Frans

A little shopping is always a must, but that was left behind as we headed to our winery visit in Cadillac. En route we had a photo opportunity at the ruins of Montarouch. The quaint little town of Targon was … Continue reading →

What would a trip to France be without a visit to the patisserie? Today we made a stop and what a selection! Everyone looked forward to Saint-Emilion, which proved to be the most beautiful town on our trip. The views … Continue reading →

The first noticeable change for the day is that we are riding thru the vineyards. Everyone was excited about our first winery visit to le chateau Lilian Ladouys Filled with knowledge about growing grapes and making wine we headed for … Continue reading →

This ride took us over beautiful bicycle paths through the woods and by the upper end of Lac de Lacanau. Our fall trip was hampered by a bad storm as we entered Hourtin. The wind was strong enough to knock … Continue reading →

What a difference in the weather. In July we rode here under perfect blue skies and bright sunshine. Yesterday we had a solid cloud cover and a soaking rain right before we got to the end. Even the ocean was … Continue reading →

After a long day of traveling and assembling bicycles we are ready to start riding tomorrow. We’ll be heading to Lacanau along the Atlantic Ocean.First off we have to celebrate Carlos and Tim’s birthdays.  

  14 of us had a great time pedaling and sightseeing in the Bordeaux area of France. There was no lack of sun and high temperatures, so the Atlantic ocean and hotel pools were welcome sights in the afternoons. Averaging … Continue reading →

Our final day in the Pyrenees mountains. Our last mountain top was the Col de Spandelles, which was also the most remote top that we passed. It also made for a treacherous downhill. A nice valley road took us back … Continue reading →

  After being treated to spectacular views on a daily basis, today’s ride might have topped them all. The climbs we covered were the Peyresourde, Col d’Azet were we treated by lots of para gliders and Hourguette d’Ancizan where donkeys … Continue reading →