August 23, 2024
Distance: 54.01. Total: 5,912 miles
We crossed the border into Switzerland today and, I must say, I was sad to bid adieu to France. I hadn't loved France before, perhaps because I had spent most of my time in Paris, a city that doesn't want any more people to love it.
But cicycling through the Basque Country and along the Atlantic, then through charming medieval towns up to Orléans, and then finally along the Loire, Saone, and Rhone Rivers and their adjacent canals, my heart is full of affection for this place. The folks have been uniformly kind, the food unwaveringly delicious (even cheap bread and cheese from supermarkets were good enough to make you wanna smack your grandma), the landscapes gently beautiful, and the bicycling, above all, safe, but also fast and fun.
Thank you for the memories, France. I hope to be back some day soon.
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