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12 Rue Desbrest Vichy, Auvergne, 03200, France
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Bully, Beaujolais and Big Bellies
... 8216;terroir’ – the quality and position of the soil in which the vines grow. In recent times, farmers have doused this with chemical pesticides and herbicides, and other organic growers dredge as much of the life out of the soil as possible. But Vincent is a firm believer in what he calls “living soil,” allowing the plants and insects (almost) free rein at the feet of the vines. This, he argues, enhances the quality of the terroir. Novices ...
High on a hill stood a campsite......
Saturday 11th June 2011
Off today, packed Sonia up – am sure we are getting better, but we always seem to be the entertainment for other campers! Himself wants to go to the village that was Clochemerle! For those under 105 and me included this was a BBC series back in the 70's and very popular. A lot of it revolves around a small parochial village and the addition of a pissoir by the mayor! An amount of driving through small ...
Nice lazy day
... the sights and giving my body a chance to rest. Now having additional problems with chafing so bought some more Compeed blister plasters to offer some protection.
The owner of my hotel and a couple of his friends have expressed serious misgivings about my proposed 120km route tomorrow. They think the route on a national road is too risky for a cyclist and have suggested another on quiter roads, but with much tougher climbs. It's about the same distance and ...
Mountains on the Horizon
Amazing what a night's sleep can achieve: of course another beautiful day dawned and the world looked a different place from the dismal one I'd left the previous night. Any thought of train rides was banished as I prepared for what I anticipated would be a very challenging ride. I have topographical profiles for each day's route and this one looked especially daunting as it climbs towards Clermont-Ferrand. But it was just 98 km (actually turned out ...
Getting further North now
... Clermont-Ferrand, and only came off it to go through Millau (we'd "done" the viaduct on a previous trip, now wanted to see the town). Arrived at Camping Municipal at Ceyrat, at 18.30 - had to phone for entry as the office shut at 6! 2396 miles, so 209 ...



