Touring Burgundy

We are in London currently, to visit Erika and help with a few light renos left over from when she moved in last year. The weather has been sunny and warm, uncharacteristically so, and looks to be about the same in Bourgogne (Burgundy) when we fly to Lyon tomorrow. After getting settled, looking around Lyon and building the bike we will ride straight north. This year’s route follows many established bike routes, either Eurovelo or national trails. Most of these are either river (Saône and Loire) or canal side so not a lot of climbing, but it promises to be very picturesque. We essentially do a 900km counter-clockwise loop around the Parc naturel régional du Morvan, which is slightly mountainous, so the hills are always close by if we’re feeling strong. This region is, of course, famous for its wines such as Beaujolais and Chablis so we will have good accompaniment at dinner for the fine food of the region … and mustard, lots of mustard from Dijon. Allons y!

We spent 4 lovely days in London replacing 5 door handles and doing paint touch ups. Erika’s door handles had been performing poorly…once she was locked in her bedroom and had to find an escape. We also attended the musical Benjamin Button, a mother’s and father’s day outing from our daughters. There was time for a few riverside walks/runs as well around Woolich and Greenwich and a Thames clipper ride between those 2 spots. While we were in London we stored our bike at Heathrow, at a cost, but much easier than hauling it to Erika’s on the tube.

Tags: 2025, Burgundy