Half a bottle of wine and a whiskey or 5

[bowber]

Give me a lump hammer, a bucket of cleats, an aching back and several minor injuries any day...

Sound just like a normal day on a bike for you Dave

Steve

[bowber]

Nice write up Phil, I'm hoping to get a few days in France on the way back from Spain in early October assuming me and the bike survives the COCK.

Steve

[daveuprite]

Nice write up Phil, I'm hoping to get a few days in France on the way back from Spain in early October assuming me and the bike survives the COCK.

Steve

Isn't it a good job that we're not interested in cheap filthy genital innuendo?

[PHILinFRANCE]

Bit more road work , well single track running along the river side which brought me to this in Saint Cyprien

20190224_132107 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr

Its only a foot bridge now so wasn't allowed to cross , but the GR went the other way

20190224_132120 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr

The GR64 forked around here and i took the GR36 up into Saint Cyprien ......well thats where i was ment to go but it was market day and the centre was closed to traffic so another little loop.

Pass this derelict Chateau leaving town , its all to common out here to see everything from chateaux to small houses just left to rot , this place had its own church aswell , tried finding some info about it , but nothing maybe need to talk to the locals

20190224_133235 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr


Back on track

20190224_134006 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr

20190224_134049 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr

First mud !!! only a foot or so deep and 30yards or so long

20190224_140434 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr

So much variety of ground here to , this red stuff is sort of sandy clay , bloody awful when wet and rutts up easy

20190224_140728 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr

And now on black/grey sand

20190224_143525 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr

Out of oak woods into pine forests

20190224_144304 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr

20190224_144307 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr

Yet anothe Chateau ...............come to think of it there's a lot of these at junction of GR.....makes sence after all they were major road long ago

20190224_144609 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr

All day i'd been meeting Chasseurs all dressing in "ORANGE" so felt like part of the gang saves getting shot aswell

There's no annimosity , all bonjours and smiles as i pass , but due to them i was always on high alert for a 4x4 coming the other way, here you can see the tracks....................yes they come through smaller than that

20190224_151231 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr

Back on open trials

20190224_151545 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr

Again came to a GR junction , i left the 36 and joined the GR6 , you gotta take your hat off to the French for signing all these trails

20190224_152423 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr

Tight little rascal

20190224_152523 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr

Opened out onto this , talk about variety

20190224_152909 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr

I realised i was back on home territoiy and just got on enjoying it so forgot to take pics, but some of you may know this part

20180418_153148 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr

20180418_154743 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr


Home safe and sound .........................i'll wash it later

20190224_162925 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr

149.9 km in 6.30hrs

20190224_163229 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr

And a wiggly line

20190224_162916 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr


If anyone fancies it come on down and try it at JAX SHACK .......All inc hols Bike, Bed , Bread and Booze.....PM me for details


Is this a wart on my lip

20180515_170331 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr

[boboneleg]

Nice one Phil, can we do that loop when we come down.

I love the way you take Jax out for a meal when really you're reccying another route

[PHILinFRANCE]

Shhhhh she reading over my shoulder

[PHILinFRANCE]

Could have done it easy on the Donk , 2 or 3 tough bits but mostly free flowing trail , only took the 400 as on my own if it went tits it'd be easier to move/lift

We can defo do that loop Bob but the bust casing loop is far better

P1040929 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr

P1040932 by Philip Parkinson, on Flickr

[92kk k100lt 193214]

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I love that route. Top left is St Leon sur Vezere and I love the municipal camp site there and go down for 3 weeks at a time.

Domme, Sarlat, Beynac, St Cyprien, to name just a few, Rouffignac and the Grotte de Rouffignac.....

You will never have too much of this area......

[PHILinFRANCE]

It is kinda special

[92kk k100lt 193214]

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