by Russ Loucks | Mar 22, 2017 | France 2002
Hello, and welcome to YABVWS (yet another boring vacation web site), a site devoted to our fabulous trip to France this past summer. The main purpose of this trip was to bicycle from Geneva to Nice, an idea which was hatched some years ago by a group of friends who...
by Russ Loucks | Mar 22, 2017 | France 2002
Dave arrived in Geneva on August 29 to secure the sag vehicle — you didn’t think we were going to pack it around France, did you?!? Our base of operations was the home of Rob and Sandy Parker (FsOD). Dave and Rob were old schoolmates. Rob and his lovely...
by Russ Loucks | Mar 22, 2017 | France 2002
or Butts, boxes, and bikes After a good night’s sleep, the five of us set out to assemble the bikes, assemble the bike rack, purchase food and other necessities for the trip, and build a shelf to hold such necessities in the back of the van. Here are Terry,...
by Russ Loucks | Mar 22, 2017 | France 2002
“Oh what a beautiful morning!” Well, not quite. Slightly overcast, a bit cool. How many ways can we bastardize Sheryl Crow’s new song: Dave: “I have my 32 on (low gear of rear cassette has 32 teeth)” Russ: “I have my 145s on (PSI...
by Russ Loucks | Mar 22, 2017 | France 2002
Happy birthday, Dave! “Dear, I think I’m going to climb the Col de la Madeleine this morning. See you for lunch.” And so it went. I think we saw no less than 50 cyclists each day of our “tour”. Cyclists of all ages and shapes, sizes and...
by Russ Loucks | Mar 22, 2017 | France 2002
I’m still not sleeping well. Fog and clouds burn off by 9:30 Tuesday morning — same with the weather outside. The hotel at Bourg-d’Oisans was a quaint little establishment. They cater to cyclists — room to store bikes, bike stand and pump...
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