![]() A ridge-road south and west of Conques, between the
valleys of the Lot and the Aveyron; looking toward the south on a fine,
clear day. On the pine
tree at right can
be seen the way-mark for GR
65.
|
f 50
was worth celebrating with an extended
bike trip,
then 55 must be even more worthy of celebration.The world
is wide, but whenever I think of an extended bike trip, I first think of
France. Therefor in September of 2009 I flew to Paris, and the next day
took the late afternoon train to Le Puy en Velay, arriving after dark and cycling
through deserted streets to the gite in which I'd booked a bed for the night: the Maison St. François, a gite d'étape run by the Catholic church.
I had planned to write up that 2009 bike trip here, but for one reason or another, that still hasn't happened! Now that I'm retired, perhaps...
1980:
Athens to London
1987-88:
Around the world
2001:
Cevennes, France
2004:
The Camino
2006:
Willamette Valley, Oregon
2007:
Across (8.3% of) Canada
2009:
Camino II, the Via Podiensis (or le Chemin du Puy)
2015:
The Vézelay Way
2019:
EuroVelo 6
2023:
Danube to Dalmatia