Category: Day 17


  • Day 17 : St. Georges de Didonne to Naujac-sur-Mer

    by Liz Miles : 41 (of which 3.5 by ferry). Ascent : 489’. Running total : 619 miles. Last night the moonlight cast a wide beam across the water, causing the sea to shimmer. We watched from the porthole beside our bed as it moved slowly, lighting up a small white boat which gradually disappeared…

  • Day 17 : Coos Bay to Port Orford

    by Philip Day’s mileage : 60 Running total : 791 We woke this morning to the sound of overflowing gutters, and saw heavy rain when we dared look outside. Over breakfast we played the “which weather forecast do we like” game – Apple weather said “patches of rain with two hour periods of dryness”, the…