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Summer - 2000
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From July 10 to Sept 1, my friend Katharine and myself cycled around western Europe (primarily France with brief sojourns into some neighbouring countries). These pages are a work in progress, currently displaying a selection of photos from this journey. A more detailed overview of the trip will (hopefully) be added as time permits. |
In order to minimise the size of individual pages, photos of our journey has been broken into several sections:
| 1. The French Alps
2. Annecy, Switzerland and N. Italy 3. Monaco, Cote d'Azur and Provence 4. The Pyrenees |
July 11 to 17
July 18 to 28 July 29 to Aug. 4 Aug. 5 to 13 Aug. 14 to Sept. 1 |
Trip Overview:
(highlighted words link to pictures)
| Date | From /To | Distance
cycled |
mountain passes (alt.)
& other notes |
| July 10 | Toronto/
Marseilles |
- via Air Transat
- arrive 10:00 am July 11 |
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| July 11 | Rians | 70 km | - follow Route Cezanne
- strong tailwind `Mistral' |
| July 12 | Aiguines | 75 km | |
| July 13 | Thorame-Bass | 104 km | - Grand Canyon de Verdon |
| July 14 | Col de Vars | 90 km | - Bastille day
- Col d'Allos (2247 m) - meet Eric |
| July 15 | Briancon | 100 km | - Col de Vars (2111 m)
- Col d'Izoard (2360 m) - see Tour de France |
| July 16 | Col de Mt. Cenis | 80 km | - Col de Montgenevre (1854 m)
- into Italy - meet Robert |
| July 17 | Seez | 100 km | - Col de Mt. Cenis (2084 m)
- back into France - Col d'Iseran (2764 m) |
| July 18 | Annecy | 95 km | - end up on autoroute
(by accident) |
| July 19 | Annecy | rest | - meet Steve & Jen
- meet up with Eric again |
| July 20 | Col de Corbier | 100 km | - Col de la Colombiere (1613 m) |
| July 21 | Chateau d'Oex | 90 km | - Col de Corbier (1235 m)
- Pas de Morgins (1369 m) - into Switzerland - Col des Mosses (1445 m) |
| July 22 | Interlaken | 100 km | |
| July 23 | Gletsch | 67 km | - Grimselpass (2165 m) |
| July 24 | Andermatt | 30 km | - Furkapass (2431 m)
- heavy rain |
| July 25 | Davos | 150 km | - Oberalppass (2044 m)
- Lenzerheidepass (1549 m) |
| July 26 | Malles | 85 km | - Fluelapass (2383 m)
- Ofenpass (2149 m) - into Italy |
| July 27 | Razzes/Ratzes | 110 km | |
| July 28 | Monaco | 50 km
+ train |
- reach St. Ullrich but much
traffic & rain causes us to return to Bolzano & take train(s) to Monaco |
| July 29 | Port Grimard | 130 km | - enjoy Nice beach |
| July 30 | Peyrolles | 135 km | |
| July 31 | Sauve | 162 km | - Gorge de la Vis |
| Aug 1 | Bedarieux | ||
| Aug 2 | Narbonne-plage | ||
| Aug 3 | Perpignan | ||
| Aug 4 | Cerbere | 70 km | |
| Aug 5 | Ripoll | - into Spain
- Coll de Canes (1120 m) - Coll deClara (880 m) |
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| Aug 6 | Oliana | 115 km | - meet Mako |
| Aug 7 | Canilla | 80 km | - into Andorra
- meet Brendan |
| Aug 8 | St. Girons | 150 km | - Port d'Envalira (2407 m)
- into France - Col de Port (1250 m) |
| Aug 9 | Barthe de Neste | 105 km | - Col de Portet d'Aspet (1069 m)
- meet Rafael - Col de Buret (599 m) - Col de Ares (797 m) |
| Aug 10 | Betharram | 80 km | - Lourdes
- Grottes de Betharram |
| Aug 11 | Ochogavia | 130 km | - Puerto de Larrau (1573 m)
- into Spain |
| Aug 12 | Irutzun | 107 km | - Alto de Iso
- Way of Santiago - Pamplona |
| Aug 13 | San Sebastian | 80 km | - handlebar bag stolen |
| Aug 14 | Vieux Baucon | 105 km | |
| Aug 15 | Arcachon | 120 km | |
| Aug 16 | Brive | 30 km
+ train |
- Dune of Pyla
train from la Teste to Brive |
| Aug 17 | St. Jacques de Blats | 120 km | |
| Aug 18 | Chaise-Dieu | 120 km | |
| Aug 19 | Anse | 174 km | |
| Aug 20 | Lons-Le Saunier | 125 km | |
| Aug 21 | Pontarlier | 80 km | |
| Aug 22 | Belfort | 140 km | |
| Aug 23 | March | 140 km | - into Germany |
| Aug 24 | Eggenstein | 100 km | - Black Forest
- stay at Gord & Sue's |
| Aug 25 | Eggenstein | by car | - car trip to Strasbourg
- Maginot line |
| Aug 26 | Fishbach | ||
| Aug 27 | Blankenheim | 145 km | |
| Aug 28 | Oostende | - Katy cycles to Netherlands
- I take train to Oostende |
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| Aug 29 | London | - ferry to Dover
- train to London - stay at Charles & Shelley's |
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| Aug 30 | London | ||
| Aug 31 | London | - tour London on foot | |
| Sept 1 | Toronto | - from Gatwick |