Les aventures d’une famille franco-anglaise

 Now that Saturday French school is off for summer, and with last Saturday proving a scorching hot day, I suggested we went to Rutland Water, partly for the beach, but also partly for a lovely bike ride as a family. We parked near the beach (Sykes lane), which was convenient as it meant we did not have to carry our packed lunches in our backpacks, but it also meant we could not go all around the peninsula as I would have liked as we were out of time. As it was hot, it was not ideal to continue pedalling past midday. Maintenant que mes filles n'ont plus école française le samedi matin pour le reste de l'été et que la météo de samedi dernier s'annonçait très ensoleillée, j'ai suggéré d'emmener la famille faire encore une balade à vélo à Rutland water, où se trouve également une plage! Nous nous sommes garés près de la plage (Sykes Lane), ce qui nous a permis de laisser nos paniers repas dans le coffre de la voiture. Néanmoins, sa position éloignée de la péninsule du ...

 Last Bank holiday week end was quite full on as we had a hack with our younger in Manor Farm Recreation Ground. Le dernier week-end férié fut chargé commençant par une balade à cheval avec notre cadette. The day after, it was too nice not to finish the Tissington Trail that we started on the previous bank holiday Monday, for another 20 km bike ride there and back. Le lendemain, ce fût insolent de ne pas terminer le parcours de Tissington, entamé le précédent lundi férié. Encore 20 km comptant l'aller et le retour. Possibility to divert to the Peak trail Again, the views are amazing! It looked less busy than the other end, but equally ideal for walking or cycling with little ones. Perhaps that end is less popular as the options for a cuppa or a bite are almost non existant, unlike in Tissington. There is also a bike hire in Parsley Hay though. La vue est tout aussi splendide que le long du segment opposé. Ce segment était quelque peu plus calme, mais tout aussi idéal pour une prome...