Day 4-5 Rudesheim & Heidelberg

28/5 Rudesheim, site by the Rhine. Very expensive. Cycled into the town, with its very old buildings and visited the Asbach distillery.


29/5 Neckargemunde by the Neckar river. Next day we took the boat into Heidelberg.

Day 3 Dausenau

27/5 Dausenau - site by the river Lahn, Cycled to Bad Ems , dry and sunny.

Day 1-2 Stavelot, Belgium

25/5
Dry when we arrived in the Ardennes but poured with rain overnight.


26/5 We got up late, and went into Stavelot and on into Spa, then to the rave track and heard a crash at Eau Rouge just before we got there.

Cheddar 2010

14-16/5 Weekend with Linda & Steve. Nice site, and ate in local pub - walked one night and rode the next.
Went to Glastonbury and the Tor (bought Mart a stick(!) - Plantae Fascillitis) and on to Wells. Beautiful town and went to evensong in the cathedral.

Il de Re Sep 2009

5-12/9 Left Poole for St.Malo on the fast ferry and drove to le Tour de Pris and parked up overnight.
Joined Linda & Steve in the morning for breakfast.
Had a great week doing lots of cycling.
Weather was good and we managed to spend some time by the pool!

Days 19-26 Il de Re

Les Tour des Prises, Il de Re


Cycled to various towns on the island: St.Martin, La FLotte, Loix, La Couard, Le Bois Plage and Ars. Spent some time on the nearby Atlantic beach.

12/7 Left early in case of busy roads around Bastille Day and headed up to Torigny-Sur-Vire where we stayed in Dave's grounds.

13/7 Shopping in Torigny

14/7 Bastille day  - went to Granville for lunch by the harbour and fireworks in Torigny late into the evening.

Home via Calais and tunnel.

Day 14 - 19 Arcachon

Le Cigale, Arles near Arcachon.


Drove to Cap le Feret peninsula and looked across at the Dune le Pilat (Largest in Europe).
Cycled in the evening to the next town - Andernos Les Bains.


Friday 3/7 Drove to Arcachon and the Dune, but failed to climb it.


Sat 4/7 Cycled to Claouey, and my Mart's chain broke on the way back, but next to the campsite the Velo shop was still open (6 Euros).


Mon 6/7 Ares to Blaye - stayed in a municipal site inside the walls of the citadel. Very basic facilities. Van overlooked the Gironde.


Tues 7/7 on to Il de Re