Urbis Hotel Moulins

... and Sue and Andy’s bedroom leaked (it started to rain during the night). Steering was very difficult, too.

Sat 6 Jun – Chatillon-sur-Loire to Belleville-sur-Loire

A bad night for all (Sue and Andy had the wet bed linen, and we had the small bed), and we went back to Chatillon-sur-Loire to try and get it sorted, and they were not very helpful – “there’s no problem, just get on ...

... in a pretty village; I forgot to put on something warm straightaway so got a bit chilled. In these conditions if you wear even slightly too much clothing your muscles hurt and become weak; so in the shorts its usually possible to ride up hills because you don't overheat. So the last few days has seen a gratifying improvement in physical riding ability. There was a burned out barn en route. Towards the end of the ride the countryside got more rolling; I ...

... pocket...or in his pants pocket! We called the parents and asked why he had the knife...From the looks of it, this kid thought he was going to be living in the bush! Apparently...after talking with his roommates, this kid used to show off his lovely knife...and I found out that this kid was in the same room as the lunatic kid! Now...what would have ever happened if the lunatic kid freaked out and got the knife? The same day, this one girl kept having asthma and anxiety ...

So I literally just updated my blog in 20 minutes...the last few entries weren't really that interesting to read, so I thought I'd compile my thoughts in one big entry... Life...It's very interesting. You try and juggle several things while working, and you end up just dropping everything on the ground! So another important life lesson I've learned is that you can't do everything by yourself; it's okay to ask for help from others. I ...

Somehow...i escorted 7 kids from Paris to Moulins without dying...haha, no, it was very simple! We had a few problems, nothing major though! When the train stopped, I literally had 3 minutes to throw 7 suitcases out of the train! That was fun...It's easier if a counselor does it, or else the kids will take forever to get their bags, and they might be stuck on the train going to the next city! At the trainstation I met up with my friend Gord, who's the assistant at ...

... with herbs, pepper, flour, etc. or inside they were stuffed with cheese or something like that....Also this is the region in France where you start to see hard cheeses contrary to the very soft, creamy cheeses that you see in the majority of France. At this particular market there were a lot of sausage and cheese stands, so much to the point where I began to realize that this was something regional, so I decided to go up to one of the stand ...

... Saint George to walk around and explore. I first wanted to find Nuit Saint George's "centre ville" in order to start doing some sight seeing and I also wanted to grab a bite to eat. At first, I got a bit turned around because I wasn't sure which street would take me to "centre ville" but I eventually got there. I can't understand why I had so much trouble: Nuit Saint George is a very, very, tiny city. I think calling it a city is a bit "much" actually; it's ...

This morning, we left Nice for Lyon. There wasn't much planned for this day as this was mostly just a stopover location before heading to Paris. Apparently, going straight to Paris from Nice is too much for everyone. Not much happened in Lyon except that I ran again. Yay - going above and beyond my mission. C'est tout

... the site has a new small swimming pool. They also do winetasting most nights, together with sales. Quaint little village with a couple of restaurants sellig local produce and specialities....fab stop over. The Beaujolais wine region is also nearby here. The village of Beaujeu has a good tourist office with a wine cellar below. Nearby ...

... las manzanas de los arboles. Por las noches generalmente regresaba abatido a mi habitacion, pero habia veces que aun habia energia suficiente para unirme a aquel grupo de nuevos amigos Djibutianos, Marroquis, Algerianos y Franceses que nos reuniamos a tomar una o dos cervezas en el Cafe de Majourette de la Boule. A pesar de estar en el corazon de Francia, mi nucleo de amigos era mayoritariamente africano y arabe. Recuerdo una noche, en la que pase ...