Saint-Emilion to Le Tetra - The Fab 3 in France 2023 - CycleBlaze

May 23, 2023

Saint-Emilion to Le Tetra

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Yeh! Our first day of real riding and what a day it was.

We had another delicious breakfast with Francois before being waved off by him and his dog parkour.

Parkour at our B&B
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Todays ride was a spectacular. The roads wound quietly through beautiful country side and small villages. The temperature was perfect with the sun shining and warm and no noticeable wind. 

Stopped on a bridge to get a view of the town
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We had these roads to ourselves for most of the morning.
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Still waiting for a car to come by.
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And still no cars!
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Our last 15 miles was spent on a beautiful rail trail. Even though the roads have been super quiet for the whole day it was still a real pleasure to come on to the bike trail and enjoy carefree riding through the trees. 

Start of the bike path
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Bike trail map
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Enjoying riding side by side along the trail
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Maddies considerable selfie skills comes to the fore again.
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The fully coordinated cyclists.
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More serene bike trails
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Our dinner at our B&B, our at least what I could get a photo of before it was eaten.
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Our dinner started with a delicious melon & prosciutto. Then duck with potatoes, herbs and green beans. The coffee course was a sampling of pastries.  

Meg the house dog with her much loved ball in her mouth.
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Meg could obviously tell I was a sucker for a ball chasing dog and spent the night bringing me her ball. Any time I took to long in rolling the ball back to her she would prompt me with a quiet huff while poised to catch the ball. 

Maddie throwing the ball to Meg
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Today's ride: 45 miles (72 km)
Total: 46 miles (74 km)

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