Champagne Art

Champagne Tour

Paid €8 for a champagne degustation, best value ever. Went to the house Nowak. Got given a tour of the pressing machines and the caves, Small family business, selling around 80,000 bottles of champagne a year. Old traditional method of hand picking the grapes and using an old pressing machine. Then got to taste 4 different champagnes. 1x100% chardonnay, 1x100% Pinot Noir and 1 was a mixture of all three grapes that they grow. To finish off a champagne liquor , very tipsy after this, was a fun afternoon

Epernay

Been to Epernay a few times and stayed at the Municipal Camping, weather has been a bit wet, but hasn't stopped us from doing anything. Went for a run to Mousse and back, running through the vineyards. So pretty. Can't come to Champagne Region and not drink a bottle.Yum Yum Yum

Beaune

Pretty little town, just filled with tourists. Couple of days here, staying at the Mercury, bit fancy, came with a breakfast, but much prettier than sleeping in the Kangoo.

 

Beaune Run

parkrun du Château de Pierre de Bresse # 61 - 22/07/2017

Absolutely a great park run today, We were greeted with many kisses and handshakes. The course was picturesque around the chateau. Time not great 27.47. BB won in 17.40ish.  Coffee at PMU after at a cost of €1.30, experience priceless



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Beaune

 Staying at the Mercure, manicured gardens filled with grape vines and bees. Also has about 15 electricity car charging stations, a sign of the times.

Col du Galibier

Spent 3 nights camped at Col du Galibier, 1 night a Col du Lautrec and 2 nights on the other side of the mountain 8k down the hill on Valloire side. One the 2 day, did a run/walk to the top of the mountain. It was about 9k from were the car was parked. Gradient of around 6-7%. I ran for about 1k and was dying, so ended up doing 1min on and 1min off. Took me around 62 minutes. BB ran all the way in 45 min.

Day  3 I just walked up this time on the other side, gradient of around 9%. Legs too fatigued to run so walked as fast a possible. Took me around 1hr 30min, which include the last km inside the barriers on a small path that had a 20mtr drop on one side and people walking in all directions . Ran / walked down the hill, thigh a bit sore so protected the body. There was a truck going up the hill selling baguettes. Picked one up for 1.50. Lucky BB took it from me on his way down. He still managed to run all the 8k up hill, 2 days in a row.

Watched the caravan pass at around 3pm, got all the regular goodies, Madeleine and haribo . All the rest of the goodies we gave away to some children. Watched a bar/café TV setup outside for a bit, took photos of the riders as they passed us and then back to the TV.

Rodez

 

 

After the Park run, travelled to Rodez for the Arrived. Parked at the 4k to go, and walked to the Arrived. It was 2k downhill, 1 flat and 1k up hill. Lots of people as it was the weekend. Got the vide. The tradional Alight was for sale, very popular. Walked back to the car, BB ran even though it was quite warm by now. Watched the caravan, scored the usual food. Watched the riders go past, and was able to se the finish as a beer tent had two TV's setup. Michael Matthews win. Glad to see an Aussie win a stage this year.

Drove onto Laissac and parked in a huge cow paddock , just us. Ate whatever we had left, cous cous veg soup baguette

Parkrun de la Ramee France

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Foix

Spending three nights at the La Roucateille Montgailhard caravan park €14.40 per night, shower and internet are great. 5k down hill to Foix to watch the tour. Day started with rain, but managed to use the camping kitchen to boil the water for coffee, happy.

Day 3 was a 5k run to fox where the arrive of the tour was. Lots of people, walked the town. Lots of people. BB ran back, I walked , picked up McDonald's coffee , groceries at E'lectic. Chilled, read my book then in the evening watch some movie making videos. Weather was raining until 11.30 but cleared after that to a nice 25 and sunny.Dinner of tinned veg and cous cous plus some cheese.

Eymet-Monflanquin-Lauzette-Foix

Busy day , started with a 1 hour solid run, yah. Then watched the depart in Eymet,then to Monflanquin, where one of bb worked colleges brother live, looks like it is part of the St Jacques trail. Then to Paulette where the movie Tea with Madame Close, was made, think were found here house even. Then a slow drive on the non page route to fox via Toulouse.Pizza from Mama Pizza was ssssoooooo nice, ate too much.Weather great, not too hot.

Bergerac to Eymet

Quick look in Decathlon, first since being here. Then an approx. 6-7km run into the finish of the tour in Bergerac. Scored some Peche t-shirts after playing there game. Got the vibe than bb ran back to pick up the car and then drove to the 5km mark round-about. I walked/jogged/photos/talking along the course to meet him. Lots of caravan goodies.Bonus, even got on the TV coverage, just by a milli-second. Then a short 1hr drive to Eymet for the depart in the morning. Had a nice camping spot by the river, drank too much wine and unfortunately unable to stay there all night, moved onto another camping spot, which was also quite ok. Silly me, left the coffee cups at the ibis so had to make do with the bottom of cup up soft drink bottles, it worked fine.

St Emilion

Rest day for the Tour today. Up in the morning around 4.30 with a coughing fit, but slowly getting ride of this flu; Did my first run since Gold Coast last weekend. Managed 45min sllloooowwww. Ran down to the stadium were the world champs were in Lyon 2015. Good memories

Travelled from Bron to St Emilio, Bordeaux. Raining on and off. Took about 6 hours. Went for a walk thru the town which is just filled with degustation of wines.