Tag: Bike Touring
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Ride day 3: Ahead of the storm
We rode today from Perros-Guirec to St. Quai Portrieux, a distance of 51 miles with 2850 feet of elevation gain. It took us about 9 hours with an hour of stops. The landscape here is rolling and we’ve learned to enjoy the downhills since we’ll pay them back in uphill soon enough! The weather is…
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The Pink Granite Coast (Côte de Granit Rose)
We’re spending a few days in Perros-Guirec, known mostly for the Côte de Granit Rose, a popular stretch of coastline with picturesque weathered rocks that have a tint of pink. Coming from the US, and having seen Utah, and for that matter, Colorado Springs with the amazing formations at Garden of the Gods, AND just…
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Day 2 of riding: Plougasnou to Perros-Guirec
We’re traveling slowly on this trip. A couple days in each place at least so we have time to explore a bit. The days of riding are long enough to take the whole day, and so we want to have a day at our destination. One aspect of this area of France is that the…
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A plane, a truck, three trains, two bikes and a boat.
We are back in England, but not for long. After just a month in Boulder, we flew to London, arranged to have someone pick us up with our two 50-pound suitcases and our two bicycles in cases. Today we rode our bikes from Cranleigh to the train station in Guildford, and then took the train…