The last ten days of August have been less settled and less warm so we’ve been slightly more restricted in our trips. Before, we were heading high into the mountains seeking cooler air, but now we are in search of sunshine. As soon as we saw a forecast for two consecutive days of good weather …
Whilst Jonathan remained in Ste Foy looking after my garden, I returned to London to spend time with my mum and catch up with friends. Anita travelled from Australia to continue her 60th birthday celebrations and a big group of old friends joined her. Gill, Anita, Helen, Helen, Sally, Tom and myself all met more …
Le Vaudioux to La Cure: 37km and 846m climb Today we departed our hotel at the crack of dawn, hoping that the legs along the busy N5 would be quiet on a Sunday morning. Indeed the road was less busy than yesterday but we faced a steady climb of 900m over 35km trying to hug …
Gy to Sains des Bains: 71.7km, 748m ascent Today was one of contrasts. We departed Gy, in the Haute Saône and had to stay on small roads as there are no cycle tracks. This took us past ‘potty’ villages and the lovely 15th century village of Marnay. The buildings are beautiful and the central square …
Melay to Gy: 70km and 707m ascent Today was beautiful. Having left the Meuse Valley yesterday, we had continued into the Valley of the river Anger. There are villages every three or four kilometres but all seem almost deserted, and in many almost every other house seems to be abandoned. All around us are huge …
Givet to Monthermé: 61.6 km Last night we had an amazingly good meal at the restaurant next to our hotel in Givet. A three course set menu was transformed into a gastronomic feast with the the addition of delicious ameuse bouche and chocolate desserts on the house. Overnight it poured with rain so this morning …
We’ve spent the last few weeks meandering our way southwards to Grenada. The weather is now much calmer than on our northbound passage and this has given us the opportunity to visit spots that were too exposed for pleasant anchoring. From Tobago Cays we doubled back to Cannouan where we explored ashore. The tiny island …
We spent a few days back in Rodney Bay, St Lucia before heading south to the magnificent bay, Anse des Pitons, where we moored off the beach between Gros and Petit Piton. Jaleel, the water taxi guide, arranged for his “uncle Dave’ to take us on a brilliant tour inland. We hiked up to the …
We spent almost three weeks in beautiful Martinique. We extended our stay in Point du Bout marina so that Jonathan could take some lessons wing-foiling. His first lesson was on a windsurfer board so the he could learn to use the wing. Technology is great – he wore a helmet in which a microphone allowed …
We left the beautiful bay at Bequia almost two weeks ago and have been making our way north to Martinique. We had a long and breezy sail from Bequia to St Lucia, bypassing St Vincent. St Vincent looks to be a beautiful green island clad in lush rainforest but there are no natural coves in …