Ok – these next few posts are out of chronological order. …sometimes travel fun & poor WiFi get in the way!

We flew from Faro Portugal to Lyon after we booked our bike trip.

Love Lyon! We stayed in city center – easy walk to the fun sites. …and there are lots! And near amazing restaurants. We are amazed at how many cafes there are and everyone is busy. Locals & tourists love to eat out!

We biked between 25-40 miles per day. We would start at 9:00 – end around 5:00. Each day we would stop to tour sites & towns. We would pack our lunches & enjoy at some little town. The two bigger cities: Arles & Avignon. Aigues Morte was our final stop. I did not find distances nor climbs tough – rather navigating tiny village streets was difficult.

We arrive on our boat – our cabin has two single beds& tiny bath. Fresh air port hole.

Upstairs dining & living – cozy. Nice outdoor space at bow. Getting acquainted with fellow travellers – very fun & interesting. Bikes nice and follow the leader touting easy. Love my ebike!

Views along Rhône River stunning. Riding through countryside -the best. Biking through small streets of villages of Provence – exceed my expectations. We stop for a few tours of historic sites and enjoy lunch Al fresco.

We bike in countryside around Avignon. Flowering trees, budding grape vines. Charming old towns.idyllic

We have wanted to go on a bike trip for a few years. This year – while in Europe we decided to quit wishing & move to action 😄. We started to look for a bike trip that we could take while over here. So Camino – wait for another time. We wanted an easier trip and a trip where the weather would be warmer and the path would be forgiving. Then we decided that a boat/bike trip where we would ride with a group & eat dinner together – with a group numbered under 20 – all with a good price point would be ideal. We found one!

Girolibero.it had a trip going from Avignon to Aigues-Mortes. And we snagged the last 2 spots.

I am writing these notes after completing a fabulous adventure. We were busy and had very limited WiFi.

Riding through the countryside of France was fabulous. The privilege of seeing towns, castles, farms, up close – amazing.

Meeting interesting fellow travellers from Melbourne, Switzerland, AZ, Vancouver, San Francisco – wonderful!

E-bikes – yay!

There will be more trips like this!

We loved Algarve & look forward to returning. Here are a few of our fav memories.

We have rented a car / which we seldom do and are exploring a bit. We ventured to the tip of Algarve – Sagres & Salema. Sagres is right of Prince Henry’s navigation school. Wind blown & rocky – waves & surf – wicked. These explorers were courageous to take off into sunset.

Salema is just a fun little town.

You know that G & I travel with 1 backpack & wear the same beloved clothes for months! …yes they wash easily & dry quickly😄 and a few have asked for us to detail how we do this …which we will do in a few weeks.

…in the meantime our friend Eric R shared this post & wanted to share it with you💜

We are in Lagos for 7 days. We are using a home exchange & looking forward to hanging out here. Fun people, beautiful beaches, good food& a fun boat ride to the amazing caves – waterside.

First the view from our condo.

Photos from our fun little boat trip.

We really had no idea there would be such cool rock formations right at our door.

We did go swimming today – wait – swimming is a misnomer- I went in the water up to my neck & soon retreated…..did go in!

First stop Tavira. Charming. Walkable. Lovely river through center of town. Ferry to Atlantic for fun afternoon on beach. Friendly locals. Amazing food. Love it!