Amsterdam to Lyon Adventure Roundup

End of Trip Statistics & Report:

Total Distance: 1,288 kilometers, 800 miles.

Total Elevation Gain: 7,456 meters, 24,462 feet.

Number of trip days: 57

Number of riding days: 36

Number of flat tires: 1

Number of bee stings:  3 (ADH)

Number of mosquito bites:  Too many to count (BE)

Surfaces travelled:

Lyon, Brindas, and the end of another adventure

From Macon we rode along the Saone most of the way and climbed a few hills to get to Lyon, where we stayed for two nights, visiting our friends Cindy and Pierre, and thier daughters. 

Lyon:

Brindas:

We rode to Brindas west of Lyon and stayed with our friends Sylvain, Sandra Perion and thier sons.  

End of Trip Statistics:

Total Distance: 1,288 kms, E.G. 7,456 ms.  

Chalon-sur-Saone, Tournus, and Macon - Days 45-48

 Our ride to Chalon was mostly on country roads in vineyards for first half and followed the Saon Canal Central. 

 

Tournus:

We left Chalon on small roads thru farms and small quaint towns. Then arrived at the Saone river and followed it to Tournus.  

Macon:

The ride to Macon was all along the Saone river and completely flat. However, the temperature reached 94 degrees today and if it wasn’t for the occasional tree shade along the way we would have wilted before reaching Macon. 

This post office building was designed by the Architect Choquin to be build in Algeria, but after the 1914 it was decide to have it built in Mâcon. So the exterior decorations which depicted palm trees and dates, were changed to vineyards and grapes. 

Trip Statistics:

Distance:  1,170 kms,  E.G. 6,906 ms.