Cycled from Bordeaux to Calais in January, Take a look at my blog!

[chaingangclub]

wheretheresawheel

Hope you like it

 

[Crackle]

Firefox reckons your site is insecure.

 

[chaingangclub]

Firefox reckons your site is insecure.

Wrong link sorry, Thanks for notifying me

 

[YahudaMoon]

wheretheresawheel

Hope you like it

Hi

Looking at your pics you look like Kieron form Manchester?

 

[chaingangclub]

Hi

Looking at your pics you look like Kieron form Manchester?

No, lost me there, Si from Essex, Hope you like the site. looking to get more blog entries up soon

 

[Crackle]

Nice picture blog and bivvying in January, hats off, mine obviously, not yours, you'd be cold and it looks cold, brrrrrrr.......

 

[chaingangclub]

Nice picture blog and bivvying in January, hats off, mine obviously, not yours, you'd be cold and it looks cold, brrrrrrr.......

it was fresh, just make sure you keep one set of kit dry and you'll do fine. and a big sleeping bag helps. I had a snugpak which kept me really warm

 

[Deleted member 35268]

I need to know what happened on Day 9?
Fatigue? Weather ? Mechanicals? Punctures ? All four maybe?

Nice pics, I prefer the ones without the atmospheric effects. There are even more dramatic.

 

[chaingangclub]

I need to know what happened on Day 9?
Fatigue? Weather ? Mechanicals? Punctures ? All four maybe?

Nice pics, I prefer the ones without the atmospheric effects. There are even more dramatic.

Pretty much all of the above, I'll cover it all in the blog but a brake failure going into Paris was very eventful

 

[Deleted member 35268]

Yikes

 

[doog]

Short but sweet and very enjoyable set of pics. I can empathise with many of your pictures having been though the same and its amazing how it strikes a chord....the food , the shower with all the kit in , the camping ...not sure about the the time of year though.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Did you feel safe sleeping there? I don't think i would!

 

[chaingangclub]

Did you feel safe sleeping there? I don't think i would!

Yes it was fine throughout my tour. I actually spoke to some locals this night who said it was safe around there, they even offered me a place for the night after I gave them vital information on their dogs wearabouts, I spotted him in the marshes on the way into town. He'd been missing for a week.
I met a solo female cycle tourer who was travelling down south and she had never had any trouble, so in my experience France is safe. Just take measure if you're by yourself. I set up a trip wire with a bottle on the end so atleast I would know if someone came close. Glad you like the site, another blog up tomorrow

 

[robing]

Nice! I'm doing a similar route in September starting from Hendaye. I'm going to go slightly more north than you though, via Le Mans, Rouen so bypassing Paris.