When September comes on the west coast you can be torn between enjoying the lovely early fall weather at home or heading off on another cycling trip. We remind ourselves that the weather in Europe is also changing and the rainy weeks may not be far behind. I am sure that Europe is looking forward and even hoping for them now. The tug of war does not last too long as we have enjoyed a very nice summer at home and you can never be certain how many of these incredibly rewarding adventures remain for us. As everyone one will say, enjoy them while you still can. The Cycleblaze community is also extremely motivating. So many people are out on the road right now, we had better get a move on!

With that said, September is a wonderful month for travelling for all the reasons often enumerated on these blogs, so there is no reason to list them again. But the days are getting shorter and in the more northerly areas the temperatures are getting cooler. With this in mind our tour will begin in Geneva where we will head along Lake Geneva and follow the Rhone toward its origins. Pat is a bit annoyed as Scott has once again planned to follow a river upstream rather than coasting with it heading downhill! Nevertheless, our plan is to stop well short of the Rhone headwaters and take the BLS Autoverlad Simplon – a train running through the Alps between Switzerland and Italy.

Once in Italy, we will cycle in the Italian lake region around Como for a week or so and then begin riding through the Piedmont Region. From here we have an option to continue our ride south to the Mediterranean or cross over into France via a southern Alps route; a stretch of good weather and improved conditioning might make this option available. After that we will begin to find our way back to Geneva for a flight back home.

There it is in a nutshell. Thanks to the others who have blogged about riding in these regions as they have assisted in providing a better understanding – basically convinced us not to ride over the Swiss alps as our cycling legs would certainly not be ready for that shock yet! As well, previous blogs have shown that the lake area in Northern Italy and Switzerland is a very nice place to visit. We are looking forward to this next cycling adventure!  Danke,  grazie and merci for following along.

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