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In Day 48 you will see some really nice D roads! Yes, centre and shoulder lines spell trouble. We are practiced in riding those shoulder lines, always wishing they were a little fatter. In England we liked a centre line because it allowed one to measure just how brazenly an oncoming vehicle was coming down OUR SIDE of the road.
2 years agoYes, I was afraid of that, they make us think of Jaws. Do you know the 2022 film The Requin? I think it is quand meme in English.
2 years agoHi Keith, it is Auxerre and the Canal de Nivernais, that we baked into our GPS. We are hoping to hit Auxerre tomorrow. We sure hope to see you somewhere. It is still likely to be Chagny?
2 years agoI also thought that the smaller D numbers meant lower traffic. This is often the case, but I've found that there is no strict correlation. For what it's worth, I usually use Google Street view to look at any road I am might add to my route. The width of the road and number of lines is most useful, with no lines being the best. The road in the picture has both a center line and shoulder lines - this 3 line pattern usually indicates a busier D road.
2 years agoHi,
From your location the route south will lead you through Migennes where you will have to make a decision: Do you go south along the Yonne to Auxerre, and eventually the Canal du Nivernais and thence the Canal du Centre, or do you cross the river to get onto the Canal de Bourgogne and thence through Tonnerre toward Dijon? Both routes are largely off road and well paved and both will get you into the valley of the Saône. If you go the Dijon route you will be revisiting familiar ground, but you will come through Gevrey. The Auxerre route passes Close to Vezelay and Nevers, and through Paray-le-Monial. Both routes rejoin at Chagny. You doubtless have all this well in mind, but give me an indication of your chosen route, and I’ll do what I can to try to meet you along the way (or come through Dijon and stop by our house for supper).
Cheers,
Keith
yes, shark that the french call // saumonette // le nom commercial utilisé en français pour plusieurs espèces de petits requins, les petites roussettes, les aiguillats communs et des émissolles. Ces requins prennent cette appellation une fois étêtés, vidés et écorchés. Ils font partie des requins les plus consommés en France avec le requin-taupe. Bon appétit.
2 years agoPray tell, how exactly does one get a wheelchair through that contraption?
2 years agoShark
2 years agoThe other great thing about Moret as well as Louise is there is an amazing bike museum. It is called the Vélo Bee and is on the bike route from Nemours. The lovely man fitted a new tire on my bike in 2019. By the way when we come from Paris to Moret we catch the RER from the Gare de Lyon!
2 years agoAgreed!
2 years agoMoret is where my niece Louise lives and where our bikes are resting! Wished were there
Take care
Tricia
They do seem to be. It is maybe the only feature that even a little bit appeals to us.
2 years agoIt seems like the u-shaped gate should rotate? I'd want to see a video of how it's supposed to work.
2 years agoThey look like persimmons to me.
2 years ago
When we rode to Nice in 2015 Louise was livingin Fountainbleu (close to Moret) and we rode D roads to Auxerre and then the Canal de Niverne it was a lovely ride. This canal actually has quite a bit of climbing but easy climbing as the boats go through a tunnel at the top. IF we get to ride again we wil start from Moret and from Migennes ride the Canal de Bourgogne something we haven’t done before
2 years agoHave you thought of having a steroid injection in your wrist Dodie. I was having really bad problems with mine and the Othopaedic surgeon suggested a. CT guided steroid injection. It was like magic and surprisingly I have had little trouble since