Wow what a day you two have had! Congratulations on your gold medal endurance ride! Don’t think I have ridden a bike since high school when my route was Belgian Gardens to Hyde Park. I wonder if I can still ride?? No doubt you are sharing much fun and laughter not to mention plenty of that wonderful French cuisine…. Sigh!
Fraussie
August 14th, 2012 at 11:09 am
It seems that you never forgot once you’ve learnt! We have been sharing much fun and laughter (and wonderful French cuisine!) and were talking about you yesterday!
JaneJ
August 14th, 2012 at 5:12 pm
I’m the Jane referenced herein and I had the BEST day and recommend all that is said!
Even the cycle bit was fun if a little tiring by the end but I can see how people get hooked on cycle trips like this.
Being with my blog friend here in France is always exciting and we have many laughs.
Thanks heaps R. for my lovely times in Blois.
As a keen cyclist myself, oh how I envy you! I would love to do a cycle tour in France and the Loire is such flat countryside. I was a bit confused when I first went there as I thought it was the Loire VALLEY but the hill were far away. Not a valley as I know it with steep sides and river along the bottom.
Congratulations to you both on your 30k ride. You should buy a chocolate gold medal and sing your national anthem. Which would it be??
Love Denise
Fraussie
August 17th, 2012 at 4:26 am
That’s interesting about the valley. I’d never thought about it. The Nile Valley doesn’t have very high hills either! The Loire is certainly lovely to cycle in. Today we were at Chenonceau. I want to cycle to London via Dieppe next year!
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Wow what a day you two have had! Congratulations on your gold medal endurance ride! Don’t think I have ridden a bike since high school when my route was Belgian Gardens to Hyde Park. I wonder if I can still ride?? No doubt you are sharing much fun and laughter not to mention plenty of that wonderful French cuisine…. Sigh!
It seems that you never forgot once you’ve learnt! We have been sharing much fun and laughter (and wonderful French cuisine!) and were talking about you yesterday!
I’m the Jane referenced herein and I had the BEST day and recommend all that is said!
Even the cycle bit was fun if a little tiring by the end but I can see how people get hooked on cycle trips like this.
Being with my blog friend here in France is always exciting and we have many laughs.
Thanks heaps R. for my lovely times in Blois.
As a keen cyclist myself, oh how I envy you! I would love to do a cycle tour in France and the Loire is such flat countryside. I was a bit confused when I first went there as I thought it was the Loire VALLEY but the hill were far away. Not a valley as I know it with steep sides and river along the bottom.
Congratulations to you both on your 30k ride. You should buy a chocolate gold medal and sing your national anthem. Which would it be??
Love Denise
That’s interesting about the valley. I’d never thought about it. The Nile Valley doesn’t have very high hills either! The Loire is certainly lovely to cycle in. Today we were at Chenonceau. I want to cycle to London via Dieppe next year!
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