Riding France 2012 with Riders rest

Riding France in 2012
January
It has been a very mild winter so far this year either wet or brilliant blue skies and fresh.

Meuzac N45.54499 E1.42631

Coussac-Bonneval N45.51142 E1.32540

Pompadour N45.39619 E1.38153

Vieux-Pont Vigeois N45.38250 E1.51303

Puy Chabane N45.57892 E1.76992

February Saw Winter Arrive and we enjoyed loads of snow

D16 Treignac to Egletons N45.52801 E1.84733

Still on the D16 after Lestards N45.50046 E1.88799

Still on the D16 just before Lestards N45.52401 E1.86353

2 Pictures of one of my Favourite bends on the D16 - N45.50046 E1.88799

Suc O May - N45.50046 E1.88799

No snow left in Tulle that is the A89 Aqueduct - N45.30510 E1.77913

Beaulieu sur Dordogne on the old Docks N44.98185 E1.83673

The 45th Parallel N45.00000 E1.81704

Collonges la Rouge N45.06093 E1.65433

Collonges la Rouge N45.06009 E1.65510

Beaulieu sur Dordogne town square coffee break N44.97899 E1.83685

Dordogne valley N45.04545 E1.87055

Argentat Ancient Quay N45.09270 E1.94094

D680 towards Puy Mary - N45.15484 E2.53467

Volcano Park Cantal - N45.15718 E2.56686

Pas de Naronne - N45.15668 E2.57106

Parc des Volcans D'Auvergne - N45.15668 E2.57106

Pas de Payrol - Ferme - N45.15157 E2.59703

Viaduc du Moulin d'Henry - N45.18477 E2.40267

Barrage du Agile - N45.24347 E2.22669

Tunnel above the Barrage du Agile Gorges du Dordogne a la Correze - N45.24324 E2.22331
That is Wendy in the reflection on my Helmet taking the picture

Gorges du Dordogne - N45.24358 E2.24082

D16 between Soursac and Laplau from the Gorges du Dordogne - N45.29162 E2.18307

D16 Soursac to Laplau (the Intestine) N45.28332 E2.17962

March looking good

Chateau de Val - N45.44327 E2.50583

Mont Dore Ski Slopes - N45.54149 E2.81808

Chamin de Valley - N45.54209 E2.81487

Ski Lifts on Sancey - N45.54209 E2.81487

Mont Dore Sancey - N45.55653 E2.81620

Peyrat le Chateau - N45.44327 E2.50583

Overlooking Lac Vassiviere - N45.80241 E1.84381

Overlooking Lac Vassiviere N45.79911 E1.84195

Lac Vassiviere - N45.80029 E1.84523

Lac des Bariousses - N45.56413 E1.81621

I chased the River Dordogne through her Gorges

The River Luzege which flows into the wider Dordogne - N45.23612 E2.15940

N45.22143 E2.19903

Past Spontour - N45.27848 E2.28245

Looking back on Aynes - N45.24092 E2.22543

Barrage de L'Agile N45.24092 E2.22543

Pont de Saint-Projet - N45.28629 E2.27962

Pont de Saint-Projet and D982 - N45.28740 E2.27979

Pont de Saint-Projet and D982 - N45.28840 E2.28205

On The Dordogne - N45.31210

On The Dordogne - N45.31210 E2.30419

Site de Gratte-Bruyere - N45.34759 E2.34065

Nuvic - N45.38735 E2.30448

Moustier-Ventadour - N45.38903 E2.11950

Moustier-Ventadour - N45.38954 E2.11066

Coussac-Bonneval - N45.50992 E1.31614

Pompadour - N45.39620 E1.38249

Vigeois - N45.37971 E1.51614

April saw us mostly in the UK
Visiting Family and awaiting the arrival of our new Grandson Alfi who eventually came on the 25th April

May a mixture of wet to start but brilliant Sunshine when it came

Le Tour just off J43 A20 Masseret

Brantome on the River Dordogne

Pompadour seat of Richard the Lion Heart

Chateau Jumilhac le Grande

The D78 from Thivers to Chateau Jumilhac le Grande - Great Forrest Road!

The D78 from Thivers to Chateau Jumilhac le Grande - Great Forrest Road! (Wendys Hair in this shot)

The D78 from Thivers to Chateau Jumilhac le Grande - Great Forrest Road!

D75 from Popadour to Payrac

Gorges du Lot D920 en route to the Millau

Millau Viaduct Aries

Millau Viaduct Below

Below the Millau Viaduct

Leclerc fuel stop and a cafe stop below the Millau bridge

Pompadour Main Entrance

Brantome

Le Chateau Grande Jumilhac

A dam (Barrage) on the river Dordogne

Along the Gorges du Dordogne - on route to Argentat

Argentat

The Ancient port of Argentat on the River Dordogne

Col de la Croix Morand and route for the Tour de France

Besse-Cezatlier-Sancy

A view of the town "Mount Dore"

Sancy Peak

Chateau de Val

Cahors

Cahors Centre

Du Barrage de Agile

Col de Narrone - Cantal Parc de Vulcans

The road to Aurillac off the Puy Mary Peak D17 and the route down for the Tour de France

Puy Mary Cafe

Top of the road at Puy Mary looking at the route up to Puy Mary taken by the Tour de France

Chateau de Val - a regular coffee stop

June Arrive quite Quickly

Oradour sur Glane the Martyred Village.

July Already and Hot and Sunny to boot

August Comes and Goes with Record Temps in the High 30's

September Temps still as High as 30 and as low as 18

October and still dry mild weather

December, Wet and Cold