France

By Simon & Lucy · Journey: UK to Georgia by Bike · 988 km

Crossing France and heading to Bavaria with Simon's dad Greg.

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18 Aug 2021

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Yes Stop

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Yes Stop, FranceYes Stop, France

Night 1

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Our first WarmShowers host. Tent up in the garden and a nice evening of home cooked food and chatting.

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19 Aug 2021

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Goodbye to our first cycling companions Clemence and Claudia.

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10:40

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10:40, France

Mont-Saint-Michel

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15:58

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15:58, France

Enjoy your food

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Good Morning!

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Good Morning!, FranceGood Morning!, France

Breakfast

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Breakfast, France

Veloscenie

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Domfront

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Getting Closer!

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Getting Closer!, France

16:25

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Didn't think we'd gone that far already!

16:25, France

Camping In The Forest

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12:36

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13:35

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Dinner Time!

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Flatty!

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16:05

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16:05, France

Home For The Night

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11:15

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12:50

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13:11

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19:19

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Last wild camp before Versailles where we have booked a camping cabin for a couple of nights of luxury in a real bed!

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8:50

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Breakfast

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Lizard!

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Detour

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Detour, France

Palace of Versailles

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Palace of Versailles, France

Clean Clothes!!

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We've had our first rest day of the trip, and a couple of nights in a proper bed! A little exploring of Versailles, some bike maintenance, and clothes washing. Ready to get back on the bikes to see Paris tomorrow morning.

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Eiffel Tower

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Replacing The Brake Pads

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16:37

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Camp Spot

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Breakfast

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Breakfast, France

Hilly Morning!

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Hilly Morning!, France

Vinyards

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At It Again!

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At It Again!, France

Lunch By The River

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Lunch By The River, France

18:06

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18:06, France

Camping

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Muscovy!

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28 Aug 2021

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Crossing The Canal

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16:04

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Rain and Mosquitos

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13:43

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13:43, France

Lunch Stop!

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Campsite

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Campsite, FranceCampsite, France

Breakfast

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Breakfast, France

12:29

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12:29, France

Canal Lock In Motion

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13:34

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13:34, France

Refreshing

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Refreshing, France

Hilltop Views

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Hilltop Views, France

18:00

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18:00, France18:00, France

Goodnight

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Goodnight, France

1st September

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Photos Of The Week

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Some photos from the past few days that we didn't get around to posting earlier.

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Public Bike Pump & Tools

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Public Bike Pump & Tools, France

3 Sept 2021 - 16:34

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Dinner Time

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Trying to eat dinner while being eaten by mosquitos.

Dinner Time, France

3 Sept 2021 - 21:07

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Rhine

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Our final breakfast in France, on the banks of the Rhine waiting for the ferry that will take us across to Germany.

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