As a bit of a Valentine's Day treat, Helyn & I popped down to Lake Annecy on Thursday for a little pedal around the lake.  There is an amazing cycle path network to the south and west of the lake, so we were able to leave the vehicle near a town called Faverges and ride traffic-free  all the way into the old town of Annecy.  It is a spectacular spot, a huge and super clean lake surrounded by Alpine peaks on all sides, with lots of hotels, private and public beaches, boatyards, marinas, all that stuff.  We did around 70km in a sort of clockwise lollipop-shaped loop and loved it.  It was clear and crisp but never really cold, despite it being mid-February and the resorts all round were mobbed with skiers.   The legs were not really too usd to what I was asking them to do, but that didn't stop us getting involved in some cycle path racing with a (non too youthful) fellow cyclist.  All god fun.  The ski-ing isn't over yet, but it's nice to know that we can get out on the bike once in a while now too.  Check out the photos.

Guy & Helyn
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