Day 1: Auckland to Lyon
And we’re off!! Next stop Lyon….
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Day 2: Lyon
Here we are in lovely Lyon… such a beautiful city..
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Day 3: Clermont Ferrand to Salzuit
Today we picked up our bikes in Clermont and made our way to Salzuit…
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Day 4: Salzuit to Le Puy-en-Velay
Another glorious day to carry on our E-Bike adventure….
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Day 5: Le Puy-en-Velay
A day in Le Puy-en-Velay
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Saint Michel d’Aiguilhe Chapel…. 268 steps up!.. whew … but totally worth the effort to see this beautiful wee chapel & the old city from above.
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Happy Kiwis in front of Cathedral Notre Dame du Puy – a World Heritage site.
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The old city in Le Puy
Day 5: Le Puy to Mergeride..
Our biggest day yet! 90kms & we all flew through it on our fabulous, double batteried Reece & Muller e-bikes
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… it seems like around every other corner in the road is another amazing vista!
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… coffee stop at one more of the endless gorgeous villages we cycle through.
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The ‘beast’ of Mergeride (Ware-wolf) + some Camino Santiago pilgrims & a bunch of happy Kiwi cyclists
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The most magnificent picnic in the most beautiful spot! Bon appétit!
Day 6: Peyre en Aubrac to Laguiole…..
Peyre en Aubrac to Laguiole… 55 super quick kms in the rain!… Thank goodness for hot showers in nice hotels!
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Hot chocolate warm up stop!
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A misty, moody morning high on the plateau
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Beautiful France around every corner!
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Happy cyclists sheltering from the downpour
Day 7: Laguiole to Vieillevie
The most beautiful day!!… so far– Laguiole to Vieillevie
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… just stopping to yarn to the local French cow farmers.. as you do with this group!
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The wild flowers are blooming all along our way
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More water in our vista today
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Picnic lunch today was under this Chateau
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Our merry crew!!
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View from my window tonight
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Happy Day .… Happy Tour Leader
… + beautiful Chateau!
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Right outside our hotel in Vieillevie
Day 7: Figeac.
An eventful day on the way to Figeac.
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Beautiful Beautiful Conques!
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Abby church of Saint Foy… not a bad front door!!
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Figeac
Day 8: Figeac to Rocamadour
Figeac to Rocamadour
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Beautiful village vistas at every turn!
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Ancient farm buildings
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A bit of farm shepherding along our way
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One of our pilgrims climbing the 216 steps to the church & seven sanctuaries
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Layer upon layer of ancient history!
Day 9: Rocamadour to Aurillac
Our 2nd to last day has come too quickly!
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Finally amongst the lavender fields
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… the smell was beautiful!
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… another corner… another amazing Chateau!
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Farm yards in bloom
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… living literally on the street corner! A tiny triangular home!
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Our farming crew have been loving watching the hay making. I think we saw more tractors in town than cars at lunchtime! … & such heavy crops!
Day 10: Aurillac – Clermont-Ferrand
Our last day of our E-biking Southern France Tour
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Beautiful coffee stop
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Cafe surrounds
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Escargot
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Made it up to the crater rim!! Woohoo!
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Stunning
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Sisters on tour!!
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Last night dinner before we all disperse … new friendships & memories forever!
Vive La France!!