Tadamaran

In August 2001 two fairly out of shape people decided to get married in England...and then go for a long bike ride. This is their story.

Sunday, November 06, 2011

Day 92. Bordeaux Nov 6 2001

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We woke early, the cold making it hard to sleep. We paid the fee for another night and the owner of the campground asked if we were not afra...
Saturday, November 05, 2011

Day 91. Gradignon Nov 5 2001

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The cold has hit us like a physical blow, sapping energy and shattering morale like brittle ice. We knew that winter was coming but we'd...
Friday, November 04, 2011

Day 90. Bordeaux Nov 4 2001.

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Three months of our grand European adventure. We woke this morning to a volley of gunshots. Even as the sound echoed around the campsite t...
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Thursday, November 03, 2011

Day 89. St. Christoly de Blaye Nov 3 2001.

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Dinner last night had been an interesting experience. We both ordered the 90 franc meal, mostly because it was the cheapest thing on the me...
Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Day 88. Mirambeau Nov 2 2001.

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Heather's Birthday. 24 years old. We cycled what felt like a vast distance today and stayed at a hotel this evening. We even went so ...
Tuesday, November 01, 2011

Day 87. Saintes Nov 1 2010. ‏

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Sometimes the words to describe a sense of awe, beauty, wonderment and an almost overwhelming feeling of ancient power, simply do not exist....
Monday, October 31, 2011

Day 86. Saintes Oct 31 2001.

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Halloween. The dark night has closed in around us, but nothing roams the streets. Based on the sight of a single pamphlet we have come to ...
Sunday, October 30, 2011

Day 85. Rochefort Oct 30 2001.

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Today is another " stay with the tent and do nothing " day, so I will continue with yesterdays saga. From the Corderie we went ...
Saturday, October 29, 2011

Day 84. Rochefort. Oct 29 2001.

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Today was a very busy day and I faced it in exhaustion. The problem with living by the sunlight is the unnatural hours it imposes. How stran...
Friday, October 28, 2011

Day 83. Rochefort. Oct 28 2001.

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Another day with a beautiful sleep to precede it. The more of these I have, the happier I will be. Today is a day of respite from travel an...
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