July 28 - Biarritz, SW France

Breakfast French Style

Central West Coast France

In La Rochelle with Sylvain

Dinner - whole fish and salade

With Sylvain's kids in Soulac

Wine country north of Bordeaux

Riding in Dordogne

Wine testing stop

Dinner, roasted duck 

Bicycle path through SW

Biarritz in late afternoon

Riding through the forrest path

Greetings From Biarritz in SW France:

We have been riding on the SW coast of France for the past week after leaving Dordogne area in continuous rain fall.  But yesterday finnally the sun came out and it looks like its here to stay for a few days.  I also completed riding 3000 Km yesterday and Jennifer hit her first 1000 Km. 

The trip has been great.  We meet my friend Slyvain and rode with him for two days in the area from La Rochelle to Soulac north of Bordeaux.  We then met up with Sylavin's family for two days.  We headed south through the Medoc wine country into Dordogne and then headed back to the coast again just south of Bordeaux and headed south to Biarritz, about one days ride from Spanish border which is our next stop tomorrow. 

The area we have been riding has been forrested with bicycle paths through the forrest and small beach towns full of vacationers in camp grounds, shacked up under cover from two weeks of rain fall.  We rode in pouring down rain for several days and everything got completely wet! 

I will post a few photos above to indicate the variety of landscape, the great food and wine of this area.  Next is Spain's north coast and then Madrid. 

Miss everyone one and looking forward to seeing you in Seattle. 

Behrooz

July - Chinon du Loire

With Dynakids on Arch de Triomph - After riding through a jungle of cars!

Velib, the rental bicycles in Paris.

One victory round around Champs Elysees.

Paris from Eifel Tower.

Tiles from Shush (Suse), about 100 miles from my birthplace - 4th Century BCE.

Saint Chapelle Cathedrale

Putting togther Jen's Velo.

Cafe Life!

One special Sunflower among many!

Chateau Chaumont.

Chevre Salade

Chateau Chinonceau

Greetings from Chinon in the Loire Valley:

I picked up Jennifer at the airport and we spend three days in Paris, before heading SW.  We have now completed riding the Loire Valley and are getting ready to head south towards Dordgone and Spain.  Paris was wonderful and we have now seen Chateaus in Blois, Chaumont, Amboise, Chinonceaux, Azay le Rideau, and Chinon. 

The photos should provide some idea of the excitment of the trip.  It has been great, the weather has been very cooperative (sunny but not too hot, with occasional rain showers to cool things down), and the food just great! 

Miss you all, Behrooz