France -Spain
Late Summer 2025
France-Spain
Late Summer 2025
Week 1
21 -27 August
Day 1 -Thursday 21 August 2025 - Ouistreham - Flers - 85 km / 50 mls
First day of a cycle tour down through France and then down through Spain, then turning right to Portugal with the final destination Faro in The Algarve. It will take me three weeks give or take a day or two....READ MORE...
France-Spain
Late Summer 2025
Week 2
28 August - 4 Sept
Day 8 - Thursday 28 August - Chateauneuf sur Charente to Libourne - 100 km / 60 mls
My little sleeping pod / glamping was great, and although there was no rain at least I was able to give the tent a rest. I moved away from the River Charente and headed across country sort of southwest so that I could get to the River Dordogne and wine country. There was quite a bit of up and down getting from one river to the other over the countryside, and then through some pretty expensive wine real estate with names such as Pomerol and Lalande. I think that nice wine is grown and made around these parts. Probably outside my budget / price mark of M&S / Waitrose Exceedingly Good Claret. .READ MORE...
France-Spain
Late Summer 2025
Week 3
5 Sept - 9 Sept
Day 15 - Thursday 4 September -Torquemada to Tordesillas - 110 km / 68 mls
My hostal last night was perfectly nice, even if the Señora was a bit stern about the booking in. My dinner was simple, but very tasty. I slept well, even though the chattering out on the street didn’t subside until 1:00 am. I was up by 8:00 am and on the road by 9:30 am, the plan being to get past Valladolid to Tordesillas on the banks of the River Duoro, where there is both a Parador and a campground ! READ MORE...