Saint Malo to Bilbao! We’re off!

[Cathryn]

Sat on the ferry at Portsmouth waiting to head off to Saint-Malo for a three week trip to Bilbao! Very excited! I get to meet and ride with @bluenotebob too!

Left my helmet at home 😞 so emergency stop at Decathlon tomorrow morning to keep my mum happy!!

Here we go!

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Have a great trip. Feeling very jealous

 

[13 rider]

Bon voyage , looking forward to travel updates

 

[Brandane]

So jealous! I love that ferry, especially the overnight sailing and arriving at St Malo, rolling off the ferry into the early morning sunshine (hopefully!). First stop for me would be croissants at one of the boulangerie/patisseries in the old walled part of town.
Have previously done St Malo round the Cotentin peninsula to Ouistreham for the other Brittany ferry. Or Bordeaux (flew there) then cycled to Ouistreham. My favourite cycling destination.
Have a great time and don't forget the updates with photos so I can get REALLY jealous and maybe get myself back down there!
Bon voyage...... et bonne route.

 

[steveindenmark]

Sat on the ferry at Portsmouth waiting to head off to Saint-Malo for a three week trip to Bilbao! Very excited! I get to meet and ride with @bluenotebob too!

Left my helmet at home 😞 so emergency stop at Decathlon tomorrow morning to keep my mum happy!!

Here we go!

plus they are mandatory outside of towns in Spain.

 

[Cathryn]

plus they are mandatory outside of towns in Spain.

Oh that’s interesting! Well I’m getting on soon, found a decathlon 2 miles along the route.

 

[Emanresu]

Oh that’s interesting! Well I’m getting on soon, found a decathlon 2 miles along the route.

They're not only useful for bits you've lost/forgotten, they also have bike repair technicians. Ideal if you need an LBS late in the day as they usually have extended hours.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Well done on making a suitably small and easily rectified sacrifice to the God of Things Forgotten and Left Behind.

 

[Tail End Charlie]

Great trip, hopefully lots of time for sightseeing, very envious. Coastal route or inland? So many options. Keep the pics coming!

 

[mjr]

plus they are mandatory outside of towns in Spain.

Except when it's hot. Or going uphill.

 

[T4tomo]

Sat on the ferry at Portsmouth waiting to head off to Saint-Malo for a three week trip to Bilbao! Very excited! I get to meet and ride with @bluenotebob too!

Left my helmet at home 😞 so emergency stop at Decathlon tomorrow morning to keep my mum happy!!

Here we go!

Awesome enjoy. Just put that into Google maps, it reckons its 2 days cycling, this of course excludes any stops for eating, sleeping, sight seeing ice-creams, wine tasting, enjoying yourself etc.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

plus they are mandatory outside of towns in Spain.

Unless "climbing" or "it's too hot". Rubbish law really

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Except when it's hot.

All the time then if you have northern blood

 

[richardfm]

Brandane:
So jealous! I love that ferry, especially the overnight sailing and arriving at St Malo, rolling off the ferry into the early morning sunshine (hopefully!). First stop for me would be croissants at one of the boulangerie/patisseries in the old walled part of town.
Have previously done St Malo round the Cotentin peninsula to Ouistreham for the other Brittany ferry. Or Bordeaux (flew there) then cycled to Ouistreham. My favourite cycling destination.
Have a great time and don't forget the updates with photos so I can get REALLY jealous and maybe get myself back down there!
Bon voyage...... et bonne route.
The first morning of my honeymoon, almost 37 years ago, was "the overnight sailing and arriving at St Malo, rolling off the ferry into the early morning sunshine". In a Mini though, not on cycles.
[Edit]
It was Roscoff, not St Malo, but the same idea.

 

[Cathryn]

We are two days in and it’s just wonderful! So far, every town we’ve been to is glorious… Saint Malo, Dinard, Dinan and now Josselin! Really spectacular! The cycling has been great too…some incredible long distance bike paths or quiet country lanes. Just having a blast!
The cherry on the cake was getting to ride with @bluenotebob today, who had advised on our route through Brittany AND turned up with cold water and excellent cake for us! Having so much fun!