Jim

Jim
Let the Adventure Begin

About Me

Las Vegas, NV, United States
This is my 2008 grand adventure...riding a bicycle with 35 international bikers across Europe, following the Danube River along the Orent Express route through eleven countries. The ride is 4000km over 50 days of which 39 are ride days with camping and 11 are rest days in hotels. Our tour group, TourdAfrique, provides a tour leader that provides directions and transposts our luggage, a mechanic, and a chef who promises gourmet local cuisines. We start out in Paris on June 1 and travel through France to Germany, where we pick up the Danube river. We then follow the Danube through Austria, Slovakia and Hungary. Then we ride cross country through Romania, Bulgaria, and finally Turkey, where we finish in Istanbul on July 20.

Jun 4, 2008

Troyes to Chaumont, Day 3, June 3, 108 km


It rained on us again last night, but cleared up for a bright sunny morning. Breakfast was cereal and fruit. Today we headed out on a 20 km ride on a bike path around a canal and lake. Much of the path was tree covered with moss and snails on it. I was riding with Clare, one of the US ladies, and as we went around a 90 deg corner she slipped and fell. It was all I could do to avoid hitting her. She was OK, but had a good road rash on her leg. Several km down the trail we came across one of the Canadian men who had hit a snail and gone down. He had a big shiner on his face. We learned not to mess with French snails!! The rest of the ride was through rolling hills and vineyards, a lot like where we lived in Germany. This was the Champaign region, but we were out of season for tasting.

Lunch was French cheeses and ham on a French roll. I am really getting more than my quota of cheese, but it was tasty.

Our campsite is nice and in town, but next to a busy highway, so the noise is a problem for sound sleeping. I understand that this is fairly common and one has to get used to it.

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