Choiseul

... a small diversion to the work involved w hilst we photographed them alongside the yacht .  Exiting the harbour along Choiseul Sound we joked about prospects of seeing whales this close to the shoreline and suddenly someone shouted "over there" ...

Today the weather changed on us and we had intermittent showers throughout the day, but the temperature was pleasant and the rain didn't really dampen our desire to explore the countryside some more. We drove through Tours to a small village on the other ...

This morning we went to Le Chateau de Chenonceau, probably the most popular and most developed of the Loire chateau's. Restored back to its original renaissance style this lovely chateau is particularly pretty and tasteful, and set in amongst vast ...

We arrive in Bordeaux late. We know the hotel manager is waiting for us, so we try to hurry. But it starts to rain and we ride like a fury through the sandstone streets of Bordeaux. People are sheltering in bars or hurrying along under umbrellas. We ride ...

All of the hostels were sold out so we checked into a hotel next to the train ...