Cycling in the Dordogne:Day 3

limited internet qccess here at Rocamadour qnd pictures will be added later. It was a hard hot ride. officially we are no longer in the Dordogne, but the Lot district

cycling in the Dordogne: rest day in Sarlat, Saturday July 10th

we are half way, and today's rest day in Sarlat coincides with market day in this beautiful medieval town. Also shown is the hotel we are staying at here; great to be able to have a swim at the end of another fine sunny day, 29C

cycling in Dordogne: more scenery from the south of France

cycling in the Dordogne: Day 2

Montpazier to Sarlat via Belves & Domme: 55km of rolling hills with a very steep climb of 2-3 km into Domme. 29C and fine

Cycling in the Dordogne: Day 1

Today is Thursday July 8th, sunny and hot (low-mid 30's C). After fixing Genevieve's overnight slow leak, we set out from Les Eyzies to the medieval abbey town of Cadouin (26km) for lunch, via morning tea at the walled hill top village Lemueil (16km) for lunch, then the final 18km down to the middle age fortified market town of Montpazier where we are staying in a charming hotel in a 19th century chateu. the hotel pool at the end of the day was very welcome. Tomorrow is forecast to be 39C, then the weather is supposed to cool down a bit. fortunately the Tour de France does not come near here.

Cycling in the Dordogne: Day 0

it really was "planes, trains and automobiles" today as we flew to Paris, caught the train to Souillac to pick up our bikes, then get driven to Les Eyzies to rendezvous with Jenny, Steven, Gen & Bill as they finished their 2nd day there. stayed at old school Hostellerie du Passeur hotel, with an excellent restaurant.
Pix: at Paris Austerlitz station - boarding train for Souillac - Prehistoric Museum at Les Eyzies, where we are spending tonight - the town of Les Eyzies- "group POWER" enjoying a beer at the end of the day

Final tune-up for France: 36 miles (58 km) in the Litchfield Hills

We will be joining the others in the Dordogne on Wednesday. So today we did a big 36 mile square in the Litchfield Hills of NW Connecticut (CT), surely as hilly as anything in SW France, but probably much more lush. From Millerton NY, we headed S across into CT, then started the loop at Sharon then east to West Cornwall with its covered bridge, then north along the Housatonic River via Falls Village to Route 44, then west to Salisbury for the finish, then continuing on another 6 miles west back across the state border to Millerton NY. It was typical 4th of July weather, a beautiful sunny day, only 70F (20C) when we started at 9 am, but getting into the 90'sF (30's C) by time we finished at 2pm.

Pics: setting out from Millerton-"Fisher-Price" type barn near Sharon-crossing the Housatonic near Falls Village - drink break on the Housatonic-farm country near Salisbury