The Blue Marble bike trip ends today in Aix-en-Provence. This means saying goodbye to old friends Nicolas, Richard, and Rich and new friend Kara. It also means saying hello to friends Kelly and Steve (aka Killer) who are joining us for our chateau stay in the vineyards of the Rhone. Not nearly enough time in Aix. It's a beautiful, bustling town full of students, art (home of Cezanne), book stores (Cherie could spend a month here) and restaurants of every ethnic ...

One of the joys of cycling in France are the town markets. One day a week, the main street in town fills with small booths selling everything from antiques, to produce to socks! Today we rode through Lourmarin on market day. I've been to many of these markets over the years, but this one really stands out. There was a wide variety of items and everthing seemed of very high quality. There was none of the flea market feel that I've had in other markets. So when co...