Originally Posted by PedalingWalrus (Post 22222023)

Copenhagen

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Originally Posted by PedalingWalrus (Post 22222039)

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Esbjerk, Denmark - Men At Sea statues

Originally Posted by indyfabz (Post 22228052)

Got to take a day ride from Burlington, VT on most of the Colchester Causeway. At this time of years the ferry across the missing swing bridge only operates on weekends. Saw two great blue herons and an egret fishing for brunch.

Originally Posted by JaccoW (Post 22230130)

Day 1: Marseille to Port-de-Bouc (2021-Aug-22)

Strava - Day 1

So on our day of arrival we headed into Marseille to get some food, ship our train bags to our hostel at the end and drank too many great beers and cider.

The first day of actual riding we planned a relatively short day, which was a good thing since I hadn't managed to train at all in the weeks beforehand. The road out of Marseille to the West led us along a short stretch of uncomfortable highway riding at first but soon we were led into a beautiful national park and several steep climbs into some of the small villages along the coast. It was hot, we drank close to 3-4 liters each and ended our day in the small town of Port-de-Bouc only to be greeted with a small festival with various seafood! Well, after we had a big 'coupe de glace' (roughly translates to ice-cream sundae but it's much bigger than that) with lemon ice-cream and wodka. :D

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My friend didn't understand the meaning of "just a small one"

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Where we came from

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Where we were going

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Many speedboats zipping by

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Getting close to the final town

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It's late here so the update on day 2 will be tomorrow!

Originally Posted by JaccoW (Post 22234807)

Day 2 - Port-de-bouc to Montpellier (2021-Aug-23)

Strava

On day 2 we had some distance to catch up on so we drove 141 km from Port-de-Bouc to Montpellier. We got up at 7:30 and ended our arrival in Montpellier in the evening on a terrace. This day went mostly through the beautiful Parc naturel régional de Camargue with its salt flats, flamingos and just general nice views over the sea. It did lead us over lots of rougher gravel roads that ended with the both of us getting a flat tyre. Another day where I was happy to be able to carry a lot of water since there was only one small village halfway through where we could refill our water and we certainly had to. For those planning a similar route I would suggest taking it in the opposite direction as we had a strong headwind all day.

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View at the hotel

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Great roads for getting flats

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Also great views

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Originally Posted by JaccoW (Post 22234822)

Day 3 - Montpellier to Béziers (2021-Aug-25)

Strava

People in Montpellier asked us why we even wanted to go there. The truth is, it's halfway to Carcassonne from there. We rode the 90km to Béziers along the gravelly coastal bicycle path again and at some points I would just fly! My friend with his road bike tyres wasn't as enthusiasting as I was but we made good time.
I had added some extra water carrying capacity to his bike on the rear stays with a set of Zefal Gizmo universal clamps and a cheap bottle cage. I liked it so much that we got some for my bike later that week.

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Montpellier

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Originally Posted by str (Post 22244200)

Originally Posted by Clyde1820 (Post 22245264)

str , very beautiful. Where is that ... the Cantabrian coast, Spain?