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Riding a bicycle around France during July sounds like an idyllic way to spend a few weeks during the summer. Visiting different regions of the country while on a leisurely ride through vineyards and sunflower fields seems like a fun pastime in which all French gentlemen should aspire to partake at least once during their lifetime. Just to add a little adventure and interest to the two-wheeled vacation, there would be a small prize for the first man to return to Paris. …. This was the ill-informed overall impression of the Tour de France that the author had gained during five years of studying French at high school on the other side of the world.
Only three weeks until the adventure begins.
You're looking at a picture of our home on wheels from July 4th onwards. While people all across America are celebrating Independence Day with their families, my wife and I will be in Paris getting used to the camper van that will take us around France for the following three weeks.
The Tour will start on July 5th in England which will give us a few days to get used to life on the road before the riders and their entourages arrive in France for Stage 4 on July 8th. Meanwhile we will have driven first to Normandy and then to the Somme region to explore the historic battlefields and pay homage to those who fought for our freedom.
And of course our visit to Normandy will provide the opportunity to stock up with sufficient Calvados to sustain us through the ardors of Le Tour!
