Out of bed at 5:45 am because I want to be ready in time to go to church around 6:15 am for the Lauds, the morning hymns. 14 monks thank...

At 6:45 I am already down the street from the B&B, towards Rethel, and I take a last picture of the monument of the dead with old cannons...

It is a cozy apartment but on the 3rd floor. So I had to remove both batteries from the Riese Muller and I haven't done that in two...

I leave my gîte in Montfey around 7 am. First I drive past the 12th – 16th century chapel. The chapel of St Léger has been thoroughly...

The dormitory wakes up early because many pilgrims want to go to the toilet and take a shower. There is only 1 shower and 1 toilet per...

At 7 o'clock I was on my bike. I had decided to reach Vézelay via Corbigny from Nevers in order to do that part of the via Lemovicensis...

The habit is strong; I get up again around 5:30 am. Pack everything, take a shower, have breakfast, tidy up, secure everything on the...

I can't resist getting up early. At 7 o'clock out the door of the neat hotel in the center of Clermont Ferrand. The young man says that...

Even though I try to sleep longer, I usually have the bad habit of being awake around 5 or 5:30 am. With Bruno, the reason was to be...

Bruno arrived safe and sound in Lyon at his hotel last night and found packaging to store his bicycle. This morning he has informed me...

Yesterday we stayed in an apartment in the rue Dolaizon, a spotless and spacious apartment (28 m2) owned by a certain Yann Lennhof....

I had a very bad night. A hideously soft bed that sagged in the middle so that I thought my back was on the floor. In addition, it was...

Up early again, and by 7 o'clock we're on our bikes. St-Chély-d’Aubrac is truly a village where many pilgrims and hikers stay, so there...

Even our dear neighbor Eric was up early today, so I could get the bikes ready on time that we had been allowed to store in his garage,...

Every day follows the same ritual: waking up early at 5 a.m. to set off as quickly as possible to beat the heat. As I write this at 4...

Once again, up before dawn at 4:45 am because it's going to get even hotter. I get up, take a quick shower, and go downstairs from the...

We woke up at 5 o'clock. Our bags hanging on the bikes are ready. And we had breakfast: Bruno had Bolognese lasagne and a croissant (an...

Due to the fear of extreme heat, we rose early again, and after a quick breakfast, we were on the road by 6:45 AM. First, we cycled to...

Early rising is becoming a routine as it remains very hot. A sort of super heatwave is even announced for the upcoming days with...

Yesterday we decided to leave at the crack of dawn to beat the heat. Up at 6 AM for washing, breakfast, and preparing the bikes. By 7 AM,...