Over Farm Microlights

Over Farm Microlights Learn to fly a microlight aircraft at Over Farm with Rob Keene who has been flying these fabulous ma

Another warm day greeted us as we left the rather scruffy town of St Jory and crossed the railway onto the canal. As we ...
20/09/2025

Another warm day greeted us as we left the rather scruffy town of St Jory and crossed the railway onto the canal. As we turned north onto the very smooth cycle path, the brisk wind seemed to stopšŸ¤”. We realised that it was unusually right behind us, pushing us homešŸ˜šŸ˜ We hardly needed any battery help as we wizzed along on the near empty, straight path....

Another warm day greeted us as we left the rather scruffy town of St Jory and crossed the railway onto the canal. As we turned north onto the very smooth cycle path, the brisk wind seemed to stopšŸ¤”.ā€¦

Weā€™d enjoyed our quiet stay in the pretty village of Avignonet. A small building near the church had been empty for 30 y...
18/09/2025

Weā€™d enjoyed our quiet stay in the pretty village of Avignonet. A small building near the church had been empty for 30 years but a French couple had lovingly restored it, making it a perfect place for us. It was a very short descent to the canal where we rejoined it. This was just after itā€™s highest point, the watershed at the Seuil de Naurouze....

Weā€™d enjoyed our quiet stay in the pretty village of Avignonet. A small building near the church had been empty for 30 years but a French couple had lovingly restored it, making it a perfect place ā€¦

We approached the citadelā€™s inner gates, just as the hordes of humanity were entering. Fortunately a delivery driver was...
17/09/2025

We approached the citadelā€™s inner gates, just as the hordes of humanity were entering. Fortunately a delivery driver was also escaping, so we closely followed his van, using its bulk to plough a path through the sea of bodies in front of us. We tried to leave the outer walls of the citadel using a rear entrance, so we followed a couple of horses to where the map indicated it might be....

We approached the citadelā€™s inner gates, just as the hordes of humanity were entering. Fortunately a delivery driver was also escaping, so we closely followed his van, using its bulk to plough a paā€¦

Another bright day welcomed us although fairly breezy. We were now in the notoriously windy part of France. We said our ...
17/09/2025

Another bright day welcomed us although fairly breezy. We were now in the notoriously windy part of France. We said our farewells to Valerio on this steep hump backed bridge over the canal. This is why he looks even taller than usual! We then parted company and he headed south to Spain, to do some more cycling near Girona. We then joined the canal path and headed west into the strengthening wind....

Another bright day welcomed us although fairly breezy. We were now in the notoriously windy part of France. We said our farewells to Valerio on this steep hump backed bridge over the canal. This isā€¦

We opened the blinds of our room on Narbonne Plage to be greeted by another blue sky and a calm inviting sea. Fortunatel...
16/09/2025

We opened the blinds of our room on Narbonne Plage to be greeted by another blue sky and a calm inviting sea. Fortunately the Ć©picerie next door was open and a very friendly mother/daughter team, prepared us breakfast. They put together a fabulous cholesterol boosting charcuterie platter, suitable for hungry bikers. We almost finished it! We then packed up and started pedalling along the excellent beach path....

We opened the blinds of our room on Narbonne Plage to be greeted by another blue sky and a calm inviting sea. Fortunately the Ć©picerie next door was open and a very friendly mother/daughter team, pā€¦

Day 13 we had marked as a rest day as rain was forecast. We were cosy in our quiet little hillside shed, except mosquito...
15/09/2025

Day 13 we had marked as a rest day as rain was forecast. We were cosy in our quiet little hillside shed, except mosquitos seemed to enjoy it there too. I toured the 150m hill, sitting on a peninsula, that SĆØte is built upon. Great views from the top....

Day 13 we had marked as a rest day as rain was forecast. We were cosy in our quiet little hillside shed, except mosquitos seemed to enjoy it there too. I toured the 150m hill, sitting on a peninsulā€¦

A totally different day with much more variety than the previous one in the swamps. We enjoyed a good breakfast; always ...
13/09/2025

A totally different day with much more variety than the previous one in the swamps. We enjoyed a good breakfast; always a good start! Then, when ready, we had to lug our bags down only one flight of stairs into the garage below. There was power in the garage so we had not needed to dismount the heavy batteries and charge them in the room, as per usual šŸ‘šŸ¼šŸ˜....

A totally different day with much more variety than the previous one in the swamps. We enjoyed a good breakfast; always a good start! Then, when ready, we had to lug our bags down only one flight oā€¦

We left our apartment at 11:00 having had a muffin breakfast provided by the lovely Olga, our host. We cycled through a ...
12/09/2025

We left our apartment at 11:00 having had a muffin breakfast provided by the lovely Olga, our host. We cycled through a few hundred metres of the old town then were almost immediately crossing the Rhone and into the Occitanie region; feeling like we were almost home!! Leaving Tarascon Into our region but still 400 kms from home! We were soon onto a cycle path following a Rhone canal to the Mediterranean Sea....

We left our apartment at 11:00 having had a muffin breakfast provided by the lovely Olga, our host. We cycled through a few hundred metres of the old town then were almost immediately crossing the ā€¦

Another sunny day greeted us as we rolled our trusty steeds from the inner courtyard of the hotel. Immediately we were b...
10/09/2025

Another sunny day greeted us as we rolled our trusty steeds from the inner courtyard of the hotel. Immediately we were back on the very enjoyable cycle route on the disused railway line, following the Calavon river valley. We passed above the city of Apt with total disregard to the road chaos going on beneath us: JoyšŸ˜ It was a pleasure to see how the enormous efforts of previous generations to build these shallow gradient tracks were still being enjoyed by hundreds of other pedal powered vehicles, many years later....

Another sunny day greeted us as we rolled our trusty steeds from the inner courtyard of the hotel. Immediately we were back on the very enjoyable cycle route on the disused railway line, following ā€¦

Our bikes were ready and charged in the dungeon of the Grand Hotel, ready for another day of pedalling. We left the town...
10/09/2025

Our bikes were ready and charged in the dungeon of the Grand Hotel, ready for another day of pedalling. We left the town and for 2.5 km we didnā€™t need pedals or battery as we had a superb descent into the valley below. Unfortunately, after the recent rain, the nuptial flight of the valleyā€™s flying ant population was occurring....

Our bikes were ready and charged in the dungeon of the Grand Hotel, ready for another day of pedalling. We left the town and for 2.5 km we didnā€™t need pedals or battery as we had a superb descent iā€¦

As said in the last blog, we planned to visit the Penitents of MĆ©es. At first sight they are long row of stone monoliths...
09/09/2025

As said in the last blog, we planned to visit the Penitents of MĆ©es. At first sight they are long row of stone monoliths standing 100 m high behind the town of Les MĆ©es in Provence, Southern France. View of the Penitents from our apartment for 2 nights. These ā€œrocksā€ form a 1 km long line of natural cliff that resemble a row of stooped, hooded monks, lining up to repent their sins; hence their unusual name!...

As said in the last blog, we planned to visit the Penitents of MĆ©es. At first sight they are long row of stone monoliths standing 100 m high behind the town of Les MĆ©es in Provence, Southern Franceā€¦

We didnā€™t wake up until 9amšŸ¤­, so by the time we were fed and organised it was 11am before we hit the road. We said goodb...
07/09/2025

We didnā€™t wake up until 9amšŸ¤­, so by the time we were fed and organised it was 11am before we hit the road. We said goodbye to Marcus, who was in the middle of doing a flying instructor course. We then set off southwards, on a much less hilly track: down the valley, generally following the course of the Durance water canal and river alongside....

We didnā€™t wake up until 9amšŸ¤­, so by the time we were fed and organised it was 11am before we hit the road. We said goodbye to Marcus, who was in the middle of doing a flying instructor course. We tā€¦

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