In July of 2010, we were in the midst of planning a wedding and a honeymoon drive into Mexico and Central America when an opportunity came up to meet my family in France. My sister-in-law had spent three years from age 8 to 11 living in a small village in the hills above Nice and discovered that the house she’d lived in was available for rent. Ann and I decided to take a little side trip before convening with the family and ended up riding a 1500 mile loop from Nice to the Pyrenees and back via the spine of the Alps on a rented F800GS motorcycle.
Index of Stories:
- Leaving for France on Monday (June 24, 2010)
- Nice was Nice, the Gorge was Gorgeous, and Aix marks the spot (June 30, 2010)
- Avignon, Parc National des Cévennes, and Millau to the Pyrenees (July 3, 2010)
- Pyrenees Passes: Col du Tourmalet and Col du Aspin (July 4, 2010)
- Moissac to Massiac, across the Midi (July 6, 2010)
- Tournon-Sur-Rhone and Gap (July 8, 2010)
- Alps Passes: Col d’Izoard (July 9, 2010)
- Alps Passes: La Bonnette (July 10, 2010)
- Moulin de Boursac (July 20, 2010)
- 10 Days in Vence (July 20, 2010)
