Sid and Doris Bonkers and their Epic Journeys

Navigation 6 – Is The Only Way Really Up?

In which Doris muses again about verticality.

In which Sid and Doris have a better day than the weather forecast predicted to finish in lavender country.

In which Sid and Doris ride through the cloud and largely stay off the N94 to stay in Savines le Lac, a dull place.

In which Doris wonders if every French town is required to have a street named after Emile Zola.

In which Sid and Doris meet a true pilgrim and go over another of Napoleon’s cols, going to Briancon and back to alpine France.

In which Sid and Doris make a down payment on the height required for the pass into France at Montgenevre.

In which Doris admires some mighty torrents draining out of the Alps.

In which Sid and Doris enjoy a town they like and plot a ride along a new Francigena.

In which Doris has time to think while all the clothes get washed.

In which Sid and Doris visit Ivrea, white water kayak venue of wonder, and set off through the bird spotting delights of paddy fields along the Po.