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- July 15, 2013 at 10:30 pm #15106
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July 15, 2013 at 11:37 pm #66468Thumper
ParticipantChilling out at the cafe was really pleasant, the french mechanic turned out to be a real hero – spot on!
Aston Villa……yep enough for even the Germans to laugh at.
Thumper has a Sat Nav that chooses grassy lanes for fun (no really – not my choice this time!)
Radar wins the Blue Sparkley Dress for Diva of the Day before we got him some choccy!
July 16, 2013 at 8:26 am #66469HippoDrones
Participantproper eerie art show…. think that would have freaked me out in the dark lol
top show from the mechanic. The abbey and chateau look amazing!
July 16, 2013 at 10:00 am #66470imperialdata
KeymasterLittle things like that mechanic helping out really help to make it a special holiday. I remember trying to fix a puncture on a rental bike over in Kefalonia one year at 9:30PM and it took me on the weirdest adventure up in the mountains with the locals who were all really happy to help. Found a backstreet garage who were extremely helpful then too.
On another note, I tried making people say ‘Aston Villa’ instead of ‘cheese’ on my photos, but for some reason I got an album full of people rolling on the floor laughing
July 16, 2013 at 10:57 am #66471Champs
ParticipantI started off this day on the bike but after a fuel stop I wasn’t completely in the mood; so I headed back to the house and switched horsepower to pedal power. I do enjoy a spot of mountain biking and took the chance to explore the back streets of campan and up the sides of the valley.
Back in the early days, from what i understand the locals used these water troughs, the streams running off the sides of the valley can be channelled into here
After my explore I headed straight up the valley side
I found this building which looked like an old turret of some sort over looking the valley
The view from half way up
July 16, 2013 at 12:28 pm #66472ses310
ModeratorThe mechanic turned out to be amazing, was so shocked he didn’t want anything for it, had to give home 20 euros, was well worth it in my eyes. It could have been so different without him as the bike was barely rideable with the broken lever. Could have turned into a very expensive problem or a trip ender so big massive thanks to the French mechanic!
July 18, 2013 at 8:00 pm #66473Radar
Moderatorproper eerie art show…. think that would have freaked me out in the dark lol
It freaked me out on the day!
July 21, 2013 at 1:18 pm #66474ses310
ModeratorJuly 21, 2013 at 2:22 pm #66475HippoDrones
Participanthahaha
he ain’t no Wesley Crusher tho!
July 21, 2013 at 3:15 pm #66476ses310
Moderatorhahaha
he ain’t no Wesley Crusher tho!
More Beverley
July 22, 2013 at 5:45 am #66477HippoDrones
ParticipantJuly 22, 2013 at 12:22 pm #66478ses310
ModeratorNote what’s written on the telescope to add to his little fantasy haha
July 31, 2013 at 8:23 pm #66479Radar
ModeratorIts not a fantasy…Star Trek…it is just history that hasn’t happened yet!
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