Where are Ron and Ellen?

These photos accompany our reports from France of 9 and 17 September 2005.

In the train station in the Paris airport. One of the bike suitcases isn't visible because Ellen is sitting on it.

Rachel and Ellen in Bordeaux.

One of Bordeaux's old city gates.

Bordeaux Cathedral.

Café in Bordeaux.

Isaac and his brand new umbrella.

Park in Bordeaux.

An important business conference call.

This man in the park in Bordeaux was doing rapid-pace sit-ups in an unvarying cadence and with fine form -- all while talking on his cell phone!

After our picnic at the Abbey at le Sauve: Tim, Isaac, Rachel and Ellen.

Abbey ruins.

Abbey ruins.

Tim and Isaac, dwarfed by the ruins in the Citadel at Blaye.

Citadel ruins.

The Citadel guards the estuary leading to Bordeaux.

Many kinds of bread, all wonderful.

Many kinds of cheese, all wonderful. The jars on top of the counter are cherry preserves, to be eaten with brébis, a sheep cheese. Brébis became one of our favorite cheeses, and we bought it throughout our trip.

Fruits and vegetables at Rachel's favorite neighborhood grocer.

Wine grapes, ready for harvest.

Harvesting grapes by machine.

First night camping, in Creon.

Weekly market in Creon. We bought a wonderful small tuna and tomato quiche from this stand; they heated it and cut it in pieces for us, and we ate it before setting off for the day's ride.

The pool at the Frontenac campground. The water was frigid!

Frontenac campground.

Frontenac campground.

Frontenac campground.

Frontenac campground.

The 55 km bike path (on an old rail bed) starts just outside Bordeaux, goes through Creon, la Sauve, and Frontenac, and ends at Sauveterre-de Guyenne. Ellen consults our Michelin map as we prepare to ride on regular roads again.

The Canal Latéral near Marmonde.

A boat waits for the lock to fill on the Canal Latéral.

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