Category: EuroVelo 45
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Sunscreen?? Non!
It’s been grey, cool and wet since we’ve arrived in Brittany, which was sort of unexpected after being subjected to all the news stories about Europe being in a historic heat wave! We’ve been staying in hotels and AirBnb’s for most of our days in Brittany, avoiding camping in the rain. Yesterday, we left Pont…
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Old friends of old friends, in Pont L’ABBÉ
Last year, when we were in Brittany, an old friend of Chris named Joëlle told us to visit her old friend Youenn when we passed through Pont L’Abbé. Alas, we decided to head to Slovakia instead of completing a circuit around Brittany, but this year we found ourselves going right through Pont L’Abbé and connected…
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Brest to Douarnenez: 55 miles of hilly with sun!
We stayed in a modern apartment in Brest, small but comfortable. While the building had an elevator to take our bikes up to the floor where were staying, we just left them on the ground floor locked to each other in an alcove. They were still there the next morning. In the morning, the forecast…
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While Europe bakes, cool temperatures and rain!
Normally, when we are riding, we want warm, dry weather. But we can’t complain about cool, wet conditions when so much of the world is roasting. I’m sure we’ll get enough hot and dry weather in Spain so we are enjoying our cool wet Brittany weather while we have it. In these past couple days,…
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On our way around Brittany – counter-clockwise this time!
The first few days of bike touring are always a bit of confusion….figuring out which pannier to put what and getting comfortable with the loaded bike again. You haven’t hit your rhythm yet. And so we didn’t do anything too dramatic in terms of distance for Day 1, only 22 miles to a campground just…
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Vannes to St. Molf and first day camping
We left our cozy apartment in Vannes and started east on the BIG trip. We’re excited to start this adventure, and happy that we spent a few days in Vannes. It was great. The route from Vannes to Saint-Molf was about 50 miles with an elevation gain of 1,850 ft. We are mostly following the…
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Vannes: Walking the ramparts
We spent yesterday exploring Vannes but only inside the walls of the old town. Today we walked around the outside, looking at the ramparts and gardens. Vannes was founded as Venetorum by the Romans in the 1st Century, but by the 3rd century the Roman Empire was vulnerable enough that the settlement required protective walls.…
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Vannes: Beautiful town and day
Sunshine and blue skies makes a difference to any day, but Vannes itself has been a delight to visit. It seems like a prosperous energetic city, full of restaurants, bars, nice shops and markets, all in an ancient walled city with a picturesque port, quaint buildings and a cathedral. It’s really nice! We hear no…
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What a change! From Redon to Vannes!
Redon is kind of a depressed town with about 4,000 people. By contrast, Vannes is vibrant city with about 55,000 people that is hosting an event this weekend that probably draws 15,000 people. I guess we were lucky to find a place to stay. The big ultramarathon event starts/ends about a block from our rented…