I thought so. I didn’t see any photos of the hotel, but it looked from your track that you were here. It’s also the hotel the McLeods stayed when they were in Salzburg.

Dodie here: I thought I recognized the bike parking garage. We just stayed at the same hotel in Salzberg, and placed our bikes in exactly the same spots. Weird world full of coincidences, isn't it?

Oh. Closer to Dijon than I remembered. You can probably walk to downtown. I’ll send you an email, as I just remembered I already have yours.

Hi Scott,
Yes, at Gevrey Chambertin to be precise. It’s about 15 k by bike from the railway station in Dijon, or 500 meters from the station in Gevrey. As you get more advanced in your plans, I can provide more information, like routes etc. Some time you should send me your email address so we can communicate easier.
Cheers,
Keith

So I’m starting to plot out a candidate itinerary, because it’s nearly autumn already. Remind me of where you live again?. Somewhere south of Dijon?

Can you believe it’s just next week now? We’ve been back in Portland just over a week now, are finally both past jet lag and starting to get out when whether is conducive. It’s going to to be time to head south to Tucson before we know it.

Can't wait to see what this Team Anderson "taking it easy" looks like.

I predict that riding your age in miles is still totally doable (definitely not my definition of 'taking it easy, though).

I'm behind with the journal reading ..

Welcome home and looking forward to seeing youse in a little over a week!

Yes, we know you’re hanging out there and were planning to stitch you into the plan if you’re agreeable. It looks like we’d be there mid-September sometime, under this plan at least. Thanks for the invite, we’ll definitely keep in touch.

Hi,
Looks like you’ll be through here next fall, if all goes to plan. Don’t forget to stop by to say hello.
Of course, if it doesn’t go according to plan you can stop by anyway.
Cheers,
Keith

The line did seem a bit crude and heading through places I would likely skip. The Midlands is a bit congested. Even my route near Worksop took a lot of browsing of the OS maps.

Sustrans outlines various cycle routes. ..

https://explore.osmaps.com/en?lat=53.500000&lon=-2.500000&zoom=7.0000

You could just use their routes as a guide and tailor your trip to suit your personal goals.

Sorry - here's the section of one visit, riding north of Hull and Hornsea...

https://www.cycleblaze.com/journals/lincolnshire/hull-to-hornsea/

and here's Ireland...

https://www.cycleblaze.com/journals/ireland/

Thanks, but you might send both links again. You’ve sent the edit versions instead of the view ones, so I can’t access them.

Worksop! I love British names.

This whole outline is really a swag for now. I imagine France is roughly on target, because we’re familiar enough with most of the country to know where we want to go. Not at all the case with the UK though.

We’re really pretty new to the idea that we’re really going to do this and are just starting to throw ideas on the map. Other than time-boxing it we really haven’t thought it through at all, beyond knowing that I want to see the Lake District again, Yorkshire, and Devon. Guinnessland may not even make the final cut. There’s really enough to see in England, Wales, and the Borderlands to fill the summer, and maybe pair up Ireland with a tour of Spain on a different year. Your Casablanca journal has been a great resource for piquing my curiosity about regions I’ve never thought of before.

Just spotted your blue line!

Another of my intended routes next year is a clock-wise loop from Swansea in South Wales that ends in Chepstow - which is just across from Bristol.