Author Archives: Susan

Today I crossed the Pyranese – yes I actually did it! I woke up very early, but didn’t know what to do, because my Kindle had ceased to work overnight and I had to conserve the battery on my phone, … Continue reading →

What a day! No, it wasn’t a bad day; no, defiinitely not, just a far harder day than I’d expected. I left Rainer at after ten, thinking it ws going to be an easy half-day joyride but had a surprise. … Continue reading →

The next stage of my journey meant a slight detour to my next warm showers host, Rainer, who lives 20 km. West of Perpignan. Instead of cycling down the coast, Rainer had suggested I came the more direct route over … Continue reading →

What a good idea to stop in Frontignan: The 6 km.to Sete was on a busy road with lots of industrial buildings blocking the view to the sea. Sete itself is a big town with lots of traffic. I fought … Continue reading →

Today I decided to have an easier day – splitting 2 days into 3, instead not having a rest day (what would I do with it, except wash and look for a computer?). I actually managed to sleep a little … Continue reading →

After the best day to date followed the worst: I packed up early, left the campsite and sat by the river watching the mist clear and the sun come out over the Pont d’Avignon whilst I ate my breakfast of … Continue reading →

My stert was bitty again, as I stopped in the village for 2 important things: a map and cash, neither of which I felt happy without. The gentleman last night had told me to go to the tabaconnist, where I … Continue reading →

having no tent to take down, I manamged to get away at 9, but wasted a lot of time trying to bu a map (I thought it would be easier to get it here) and trying to find the cycle … Continue reading →

I had gone to sleep at 28° but from 1 a.m. onwards,  I had to add another item of clothing every hour. As there was no-one immediately around me and I also had no WIFI, I started packing at 6, but … Continue reading →