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For your next visit, check out the luberon, just to the north and east of Avignon. I was just there a couple weeks ago. Fantastic cycling on roads with like one car per hour. And plenty of little villages where one can have a coffee and lunch. Have a great rest of your trip!
2 weeks agoThat rain in Spain was insane. We hit lots of flooding around Huelva, and had to divert at one point. It stayed unsettled for a week more and was very windy. It was 23 C in Copenhagen at the same time we “enjoyed” 12 in southern Spain. You guys had an adventure to remember!
2 weeks agoDid you use mapping software to get in or out of Sevilla? The city has a great cycle network, but there’s no signage. We used cycle.travel to create a route. Then sent to ride with gps to scrub it. From there, we could just upload to our wahoo or garmin sets. Really saved us time, and we avoided busy roads and ugliness.
2 weeks agoSteve:
I'm getting caught up on your journal after our trip.
This sounds like one of those days that never ends! Glad to see you made it to your accommodations safely after a tough day.
Resembles the Firestone building in Southern California ..Landmarks all!
2 weeks agoAnd..23 water wheels..😄
2 weeks ago#23 on the 23rd of April.. :)
2 weeks agoMust have been a pretty tall vehicle to bend the “no entry” sign..maybe they were trying to back out?
2 weeks agoAfter my initial panic, I realized we are staying at the Kyraid Avignon - nearby, but not the place you photoed.
Originally we were skipping Avignon, because I'm not into big cities. But I got sucked in by the big wall around the city. We gave up our layover in Arles, and overnight in Barbentane (a town Scott had photo documented charmingly). Now we go from Arles to Avignon, with a layover in Avignon. I noted how you enjoyed the market in Arles. We are leaving town on a Saturday, so hope we can visit the market before departing. I will email you our route.
You're coming through Avignon? Where else does your route take you? Hope it goes through other parts of Provence. This is one of our all time favourite places to be. We will be home by later May and could send you some routing ideas, and GPS tracks, if you wish. Let us know by private email-shadybrook at shaw dot ca. We will try to check out the hotel a bit more in the morning and let you know what we see.
2 weeks agoIf you have a chance, take a look around the lobby - that is where we have reservations!
2 weeks agoWe have very warm feelings about the Hotel Medieval. It was here last year that we finished our ride. Looking at my mobility we were given a huge room on the ground floor opening onto the terrace where breakfast is served. It was here also we left our bikes with the boss man who had a connection with charity. Did you know that the Voie Bleu now goes all the wayto Lyon,it was great
2 weeks agoProbably a bicycle rental or repair shop. In medieval Europe, when most of the population were not literate, businesses used symbols of their trade to indicate what was available at their shop. So, a loaf of bread for a bakery, candles for a chandler, a horseshoe for a blacksmith, and so on.
2 weeks agoYes, being built. The blocks are like the wooden framing we have at home. Inside will be finished with drywall/plaster and the outside is usually plaster/stucco. They will have windows and doors before people move in, of course.
2 weeks ago
That was a pretty tough day! The lovely host at our accommodation was waiting for us when we pulled up. He was actually getting quite concerned, but of course we were fine.
2 weeks ago