Dampierre-sur-Salon to Gy
"Madam, voulez vous regarder l'eglise?" she asked with a huge hopeful smile on her face. When I responded positively she ran home to fetch the ... Read More
Gy to Besancon
Ok things are getting hilly! Lots of climbing today with more ahead. We now only have five more days to Laussane, where our pilgrimage ends ... Read More
Besancon to Vuillafans: Up!
Gordon - Today we were reminded that France has a third dimension - up. We are in the foothills of the Jura mountains, and suddenly ... Read More
To Pontarlier: Red Jersey day!
It is time for an update of the Tour de Valise. Today the tour climbed up into the Jura mountains on the most challenging leg ... Read More
Pontarlier to Sainte Croix: Switzerland- First Impressions
Gord eating lunch just before the Swiss border- oops ... Read More
Sainte-Croix to La SarrazDown
Today was almost a pedal free day for me as I lost most of the height of two day's climbing in just 30 minutes. Gord ... Read More
La Sarraz to Lausanne: The importance of literacy
Our last day on the Via Francigena was a difficult one largely as a result of failing to follow good Swiss instructions. The signage for ... Read More
Paris in August
We are loving our time in Paris! We expected that we would, but we did not anticipate that Paris would be fairly affordable even in ... Read More
The Pilgrim Pen: Preparation for Part 2 of the Via Francigena
A pilgrim walks, cycles and draws with awareness of the small moments.It is almost time to quit our busy life at home to become pilgrims ... Read More
Loving Innsbruck after a rough date
Our bikes arrived a day after us, having spent the night on a date that involved some rough play with the American ... Read More