tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290296686310388012.post7484125446634804339..comments2023-08-11T08:40:20.718-07:00Comments on Dave and Belinda's Big Bike Ride: Angers to GorronDave and Belindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08367299165355402867noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290296686310388012.post-74208526675658966612011-07-31T07:21:51.153-07:002011-07-31T07:21:51.153-07:00Hey Joel, it's a tough job... but someone has ...Hey Joel, it's a tough job... but someone has to do it! We have ridden past many places we could actually live in, mostly in the countryside but a few in towns as well. The nice house on the river was actually in town but just happened to be right on the river. We mostly like the old stone farm houses. Yes... there's the country & western song that goes very much like this: " all the gold in California is in a bank in Beverly Hills in someone else's name". Both the Mayenne and Loire would make great paddles. The Mayenne a little slow due to the locks, the Loire faster as it has a current about like the Sacramento. And wandering is fun even on Google Earth.Dave and Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08367299165355402867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290296686310388012.post-62584994863208841752011-07-30T08:55:12.878-07:002011-07-30T08:55:12.878-07:00I feel the pain of your having to endure such ugly...I feel the pain of your having to endure such ugly, dreary scenery. And having to eat from the snack aisle of 7-11's, well, that just isn't humane. <br />I looked at your dream chateau and after see one after another in this and past posts I thought two things: 1) now THERE is a place I could actually LIVE in (great minds, etc), and 2) there is a LOT of money in this world controlled by so few of it's people. I guess the latter is a result of too much "breaking news" here. <br />And frankly, as you have been riding past all these lovely waterways, I too was pondering paddling. <br />Too bad all your photos aren't geotagged, it would make my following of your journey easier, but then as you find, often having to wander off your planned destination is half the adventure.<br />j2J2noreply@blogger.com