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Entering France to sunny skies and 24km of downhill we thought our endless summer of 
cycling had truly begun. It quickly turned unseasonably cold, but camping in the snow, cycling through prehistoric gorges and learning how to make bread were all things that made us forget the weather. We left this baguette-rich country with the sun again shining and our legs aching from the slopes of the Maritime Alps. Here are some facts and figures from our time in France:
- 1194 km cycled (longest day 85 km, shortest day 40 km)
- 1 punctured rear inner tube (Emma’s bike, Emma helped Justin to fix)
- 1 punctured tent fly!
- 9 nights in campsites, 10 nights free camping, 6 nights in real beds
- 9 different varieties of French bread consumed (inc home made bread from Yves)
- 9 rainy days but plenty of the others were cold and/or windy
- 76 fresh French pastries consumed (estimated) including pain au chocolat, pain au raisin, pain au chocolat et raisin, almond croissant, blueberry tart, regular croissant
- 2 times the Rainbow Warrior bombing was mentioned
- 4 meals eaten at French restaurants/cafes
- 1 dishes washing kit lost (disappeared from back of bike in l’’Asse)
- 1 time we were chased by a dog
- 4 gorges we cycled the length of
Justin’s best day: Canoeing down the Gorges de l’Ardeche with brilliant blue skies, rapids to shoot and picnic lunch along the way.
Emma’s most memorable meals of France: Fish soup with boats with Ingrid and Yves tied with goats cheese, potatoes and beetroot in a mint-carpeted free camp.
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Day Of Food – France
In France we swapped chocolate filled mini croissants for regular ones and traded Spanish bread for baguettes and many types of cereales filled bread. Influenced by what we experienced when staying with Yves and Ingrid our cooking has become a little more French as well. This is what we ate in one day in France. – Posted by Emma
Spain By Numbers
We had 34 days in Spain and we can’t yet say that it was the best country we’ll see on this trip, but it sure beats our rainy exit from the UK. Spain, we’ll miss your chocolate filled croissants, hospitable people and wonderful tarmac (most of the time). – Posted by Emma + Justin
Gorge(ous) Riding
After we left Yves and Ingrid on a bright Thursday morning we had a rough route planned that would take in the Gorges du Tarn and the Gorges de L’Ardeche both of which had come highly recommended by Ingrid. Travelling through the two gorges would also align us to continue further East towards Italy. – Posted by Justin
England By Numbers
It already feels like a long time since we left London. As we sail across the channel and down to Santander, we thought we’d give you some easy to digest stats from our first 4 days from London to Portsmouth. – Posted by Emma + Justin
Fresh Bread & Blue Cheese
We arrived at Yves and Ingrid’s beautiful home after days of camping in snow and rain. They had contacted us by email offering us the chance to visit them and as we tried to resolve the problems with our tent their offer seemed to good to be true. Before we arrived we had decided that we would stay 2 nights giving us the chance to recover a little and make plans for our route ahead. – Posted by Justin
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