Day 17 Tuesday 27/08 Dijon > Montreuil 17deg Cloudy - Today we are off to our cottage for the next week, in northern France at Montreuil. 560k later we find our cottage which is quaint and delightful with a lovely garden in a very quiet one way street. It is well equipped with many interesting pieces and the owner has been very thoughtful in providing lots of information about the area, in particular the WW1 history. As this home is over 200 years old, to...

Day 16 Monday 26/08 Lake Garda > Dijon 21deg Cloudy - The "drugs" and rest have helped so I am feeling much better, thankfully it is a driving day so I can rest in the car. We headed off in misty rain and 18deg, into heavy holiday traffic, it took an hour to do 4k. We were then on the tollways where you can do a 130kph or in some areas unlimited. We travelled through the awesome Italian/Swiss/French Alps and 28 tunnels, the longest Mont Blanc at 11k with a...