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Reflecting on 3 weeks in France

My stats are in after 20 days in France:  761 miles 57 hours cycling 101,536 feet of elevation climbed 62 miles 29,869 yards One race 7 pizzas consumed A bazillion 4 rubs and scratches Too many to count Lots of hellos And most of all, a tremendous amount of gratitude for my body and mind for what it allowed me to do over the past three weeks. thank you body (and thank you Karel for your constant support and being open to my crazy plans and ideas). When I think back on our time in France, the main highlight was the cycling. The mountains. The long climbs. The little villages. The incredible views. The roads that seemed to go up forever. Some days we would leave our Airbnb on our bikes at 9am and not return until after 7pm. I loved those rides. Most of all, I loved the opportunity to live differently for a few weeks. One of the reasons I love international travel is that it teaches me about the world in ways that simply seeing pictures on the internet about another coun...