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Saturday, May 17, 2025

2025 France & Spain Adventure- Avignon & Nimes

 Total kms= 346, E.G. 1,025 m

We had a sunny ride from Orange to Avignon through small farm roads and then along the Via Rhona trail to Avignon. 











Pont d'Avignon

Arriving in Avignon

Papal palace



Papal Palace

Moroccan Tagine dinner.

Basilique Saint Pierre

On the way to Nimes, a very windy day sometimes pushing us along and other times working against us. 

Maison Carree in Nîmes. 







Jardins de la Fontaine

View from Tour Magne

Tour Magne



Temple de Diane

Monday, May 12, 2025

2025 France & Spain Adventure - Saulce-sur-Rhône, Pierrelatte, & Orange

 We have been traveling along the Rhône river with views of rocky and craggy cliffs along the far shore. With cloudy and sunny days. 

Totals:  248 kms, 692 m EG  

Crossing the Rhône river one more time. 

Getting help with a dropped chain. 




Comparing notes on our trip. 



Our hotel in Pierrelatte. 





Salad Nicoise for dinner. 

Arriving in Orange at the Arc de Triomphe. 



Roman theater of Orange. 


Galettes for lunch. 





Moroccan Tagine dinner. 

At the Laundry. 

Roman theater of Orange. 


Municipal theater of Orange. 



Wednesday, May 7, 2025

2025 France & Spain Adventure - Saint Rambert d'Albon & Valence

 We have been riding along Via Rhona - along the Rhône river mostly on bicycle trails, sometimes on roads. Some paved and some hard packed chip & seal surfaces.  Crossing the river several times each day back and forth. 


The day out of Vienne rained all day while we rode to St. Rambert. 



Lunch supplies. 










View out of hotel window on a cold day. 





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