![Today is “the day”. The day I have been anxious about during the past week. It only consists in doing 50 km until Andorra-la-Vella, crossing the border between France and […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/12/featured-portdenvalira-DSC_2737-150x150.jpg "Crossing at the highest of the Pyrénées")
![On this 2nd of December, we set departure a bit late after a chat with out hosts and big breakfast. My pictures didn’t upload completely, the internet connection is slow. I already had […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/12/featured-chioula-DSC_2670-150x150.jpg "The Col du Chioula")
![It’s been snowing on us since we got out of our tent this morning, the snow is good and there’s no waiting time at the lifts of La Molina ski […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/12/20121205_002-150x150.jpg "Live snow report from Spain")
![We leave our castle in the morning as the donkeys are intrigued by our bikes. The shelter was a good deal, 5°C inside (instead of 0°C or lower outside) and […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/12/featured-montsegur-DSC_2532-150x150.jpg "Montségur")
![I struggle to find food in the morning. Even though I am in Saint-Izaire, the main area of life in the surrounding 10 or 15 km, there are no […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/12/featured-south-france-post-DSC_2408-150x150.jpg "The not-so-flat South of France")
![I thought I would reach the Tarn River Gorge just when the slope from the Aubrac ends, in La Canourgue. But it is not immediately here, and it keeps ascending […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/12/gorges-tarn-featured-DSC_2089-150x150.jpg "Inside the Tarn River Gorge")
![So I managed to compile a video from my footage in Switzerland, after using a bit of power from everywhere along my way in France. I’ve let 3 last seconds […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/11/swissride-big_snapshot-150x150.jpg "This was Switzerland")
![Cyril joined me in Brassac yesterday and we are going together across the Pyrénées mountain range until Spain. We did pretty well in cycling away from the rain until noon, […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/11/DSC_2383-150x150.jpg "Chocolate bananas in a cold-storage room of Montréal")
![I get out of Laguiole in the afternoon, well rested after a great time in Laguiole at Dany & Georges. The wind blows, very strongly. I follow their route suggestion […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/11/DSC_2043-l-150x150.jpg "A short journey on the Aubrac plateau")
![By the time to leave my barn, my clothes are still wet or humid. The weather outside is cold, and the first kilometers are not pleasant at all. I find […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/11/DSC_1969-150x150.jpg "Through the Auvergne volcanos")
![69 Rhône, 42 Loire, 63 Puy-De-Dôme, 43 Haute-Loire, until the border with 15 Cantal. And crossing some of France’s longest rivers, Rhône (812 km), Loire(1012km), Allier (420 km). I restart […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/11/DSC_1865-150x150.jpg "Four departments to the west")
![The heavy rain has passed while at home in Pontarlier and I’ve sorted out what I needed to. I just postponed one activity, the compilation of a video of yoyo-cycling […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/11/IMG_0619-150x150.jpg "To Lyon in 3 days")
![I wake up in Peter’s workshop, grasp some info about Obama and the weather forecast on Radio BeO in Berner düütsch (sign of a successful day) and start my ride. […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/11/IMG_0508-150x150.jpg "Mountains, the nicest and the hardest")
![Not as high as in Valais or Grisons, but still with some climbs. I wanted to take a route going through nice scenery instead of staying in the plains between […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/11/DSC_1375-150x150.jpg "Getting into the Alps")
![Day 004. Today was amazingly beautiful. Up to now, going through the bernese Alps was OK but far from being terrific. For the first time today, the weather is nice, […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/11/20121107_001-150x150.jpg "Stuck in Les Cases")
![Today was my first day on the road. It was good to finally leave after spending the last days worrying about what is not yet happening. The self-confidence came back while cycling. And […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/11/20121104-DSC_1363-2-150x150.jpg "C’est parti!")
![No more job, no more flat. I returned them to their respective owners on the 31st October. It did feel strange. But I have enough other things to worry about. […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/11/DSC_1343-150x150.jpg "Very last days")
![Hello, First days for this website and last days for me in Zürich. I would leave early November. I still have some furniture to give away and my tent and […]](https://freewheely.com/wp-content/data/2012/09/127-DSC_9991-150x150.jpg "Last days")
All countries (by latitude)
- Before Departure (6)
- Switzerland (5)
- France (11)
- Andorra (1)
- Spain (16)
- Morocco (17)
- Sahara (9)
- Mauritania (7)
- Senegal (9)
- The Gambia (2)
- Guinea-Bissau (4)
- Guinea (6)
- Sierra Leone (8)
- Liberia (8)
- Ivory Coast (6)
- Ghana (6)
- Togo (2)
- Benin (4)
- Nigeria (7)
- Cameroon (11)
- Gabon (8)
- Congo (6)
- Angola (17)
- Namibia (30)
- South Africa (8)
- Synopsis (9)
Latest adventures
![Today is “the day”. The day I have been anxious about during the past week. It only consists in doing 50 km until Andorra-la-Vella, crossing the border between France and […]](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20115%20115'%3E%3C/svg%3E "Crossing at the highest of the Pyrénées")
Crossing at the highest of the Pyrénées
Posted on December 11, 2012 | No CommentsToday is “the day”. The day I have been anxious about during the past week. It only consists in doing 50 km until Andorra-la-Vella, crossing the border between France and […]The Col du Chioula
Posted on December 10, 2012 | 3 CommentsOn this 2nd of December, we set departure a bit late after a chat with out hosts and big breakfast. My pictures didn’t upload completely, the internet connection is slow. I already had […]Live snow report from Spain
Posted on December 5, 2012 | 7 CommentsIt’s been snowing on us since we got out of our tent this morning, the snow is good and there’s no waiting time at the lifts of La Molina ski […]Montségur
Posted on December 4, 2012 | 4 CommentsWe leave our castle in the morning as the donkeys are intrigued by our bikes. The shelter was a good deal, 5°C inside (instead of 0°C or lower outside) and […]The not-so-flat South of France
Posted on December 3, 2012 | 4 CommentsI struggle to find food in the morning. Even though I am in Saint-Izaire, the main area of life in the surrounding 10 or 15 km, there are no […]Inside the Tarn River Gorge
Posted on December 2, 2012 | 3 CommentsI thought I would reach the Tarn River Gorge just when the slope from the Aubrac ends, in La Canourgue. But it is not immediately here, and it keeps ascending […]This was Switzerland
Posted on November 30, 2012 | 2 CommentsSo I managed to compile a video from my footage in Switzerland, after using a bit of power from everywhere along my way in France. I’ve let 3 last seconds […]Chocolate bananas in a cold-storage room of Montréal
Posted on November 29, 2012 | 4 CommentsCyril joined me in Brassac yesterday and we are going together across the Pyrénées mountain range until Spain. We did pretty well in cycling away from the rain until noon, […]A short journey on the Aubrac plateau
Posted on November 27, 2012 | 2 CommentsI get out of Laguiole in the afternoon, well rested after a great time in Laguiole at Dany & Georges. The wind blows, very strongly. I follow their route suggestion […]Through the Auvergne volcanos
Posted on November 25, 2012 | 4 CommentsBy the time to leave my barn, my clothes are still wet or humid. The weather outside is cold, and the first kilometers are not pleasant at all. I find […]Four departments to the west
Posted on November 24, 2012 | No Comments69 Rhône, 42 Loire, 63 Puy-De-Dôme, 43 Haute-Loire, until the border with 15 Cantal. And crossing some of France’s longest rivers, Rhône (812 km), Loire(1012km), Allier (420 km). I restart […]1000 KM !
Posted on November 23, 2012 | 2 CommentsAnd what for a 1000th kilometer! Cycled yesterday evening over the pass of the Pas de Peyrol at 1589 m, in the middle of a stratovolcano in the Massif Central.To Lyon in 3 days
Posted on November 18, 2012 | 2 CommentsThe heavy rain has passed while at home in Pontarlier and I’ve sorted out what I needed to. I just postponed one activity, the compilation of a video of yoyo-cycling […]Mountains, the nicest and the hardest
Posted on November 13, 2012 | 4 CommentsI wake up in Peter’s workshop, grasp some info about Obama and the weather forecast on Radio BeO in Berner düütsch (sign of a successful day) and start my ride. […]Getting into the Alps
Posted on November 11, 2012 | 1 CommentNot as high as in Valais or Grisons, but still with some climbs. I wanted to take a route going through nice scenery instead of staying in the plains between […]Stuck in Les Cases
Posted on November 7, 2012 | 7 CommentsDay 004. Today was amazingly beautiful. Up to now, going through the bernese Alps was OK but far from being terrific. For the first time today, the weather is nice, […]C’est parti!
Posted on November 5, 2012 | 1 CommentToday was my first day on the road. It was good to finally leave after spending the last days worrying about what is not yet happening. The self-confidence came back while cycling. And […]Very last days
Posted on November 2, 2012 | 7 CommentsNo more job, no more flat. I returned them to their respective owners on the 31st October. It did feel strange. But I have enough other things to worry about. […]Last days
Posted on October 14, 2012 | 6 CommentsHello, First days for this website and last days for me in Zürich. I would leave early November. I still have some furniture to give away and my tent and […]
