Back from holiday
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cockroaches - long story will do a full report when I catch my breath. Waffles,
Francis and Marble pleased to see their humans again, and we are to see them.
Loads of purrs and headrubs from Waffles on my return :-)
The holiday was ruined by the gite being *infested* with fleas and visiting
roaches. Vernon, Nathan and I got covered in bites. The gite owner was, well,
the terms I could use are indescribably rude. He was not French. The French
people we came across were *wonderful*. They were kind, generous, friendly,
trusting, warm and lovely open-hearted people. French motorists are great to
cyclists too. I'd certainly go back to Bordeaux and the surrounding area, but
not to a certain gite!
The cycling was good on the whole - even in the rain. Some of it too hilly for
me, but most was very pleasant. There are tarmac cycle trails in Bordeaux which
Sustrans could learn a thing or two from - the trails followed the lines of
disused railway tracks which have been converted into cycle trails.
I discovered the joys of Lipton Ice Tea (peach flavour) as an effective rocket
fuel for my cycling. Much better than isotonic stuff for me - it kept me going
on a full 70km on a bike loaded with full rear panniers, full big saddlebag and
barbag. At the end, whilst tired, I wasn't exhausted, which was a very pleasant
surprise for me.
Off to catch-up on post holiday laundry…
Cheers, helen s
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Mary Benson
in Florida where roaches are a fact of life, I can commiserate.....I HATE
cockroaches!!!!! I am not squeemish when it comes to bugs or spiders or
even snakes, but I do hate roaches! Something about them makes me want to
stomp on them! Yech!
But the rest of it sounds lovely! Somehow, cycling thru the French
countryside sounds so idyllic!
We, too, have paved pathways along old rail lines here in Oregon. One is
two blocks from my house......the Springwater Trail.......it is many miles
long, I have only been on a small portion of it......I used to take Max for
walks along the trail before life got busy. Now, the bike traffic is almost
as bad as the auto traffic on the roads! But runners also make much use of
it......you are right, it is a great use of old rail lines!!!
And now, back to home an preparations for another school year! Hope all is
well and that the laundry is done! Now, take a break with some iced tea and
a cat in your lap........welcome home!
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