Ride Day 2—9 Sept 2005—16210 Saint Romain to 33220 Ste Foy La Grande

D11, in particular, was outstanding road. Along the way, we got into many vineyards for the first time this trip and the road even had signs labeled “Route du Vin”. During the ride, we crossed from the Charante Department and the Poitou-Charentes Region into the Dordogne Department and the Aquitaine Region. Upon reaching our destination, we crossed the Dordogne River into the Ste Foy La Grande, which is on the Gironde Department side of the river.

Background:

My wife and I have been doing self-supported tours in Western Europe (a majority in France) since 1993.  This series of rides covers our 2005 2 month route through parts of France.  Our beginning and ending point is near Chaduri (south of Angoulême) where our friends have a farm with Gites and Chambres d'Hotes.

We rode our Dawes touring bicycles purchased in 1993 heavily loaded with 700Cx32 tires.  All of our riding was on paved roads, mostly with very little traffic.

If any questions, feel free to email me at jeffkadet@netdiving.comJeff