South Hams Friends of the Earth

I didn't fully appreciate quite how good it was cycling in Freiburg and district until I crossed the Rhine: boy racers, noisy mopeds pulling vertical wheelies, cycle paths like the British ones: discontinuous, full of holes and covered with glass - bienvenue en France!

The climb through les Vosges via le Col du Bonhomme was my worst day of the trip. The weather was foul, and I had no alternative to this vile Route Nationale, which climbs for over 20 km with double articulated HGVs whistling past my left ear! Added to which, the cold (yes the weather has changed that much) and rain was aggravating my aching right knee.

Anyway I'm now back in civilisation. Nancy looks a beautiful city, at least in parts, so I'm spending 2 nights here before pushing on.