It's been a week since we added a blog entry. We have just been so busy as you can probably tell from the photo galleries. We are really enjoying La Rochelle. The bikes have made the town very accessible to us. There are bike lanes almost everywhere and the traffic seems to be respectful of bikes. It is about a fifteen minute ride to the Old Port and the old town which is steeped in history. We have been there several times. There is so much to discover. And we love the Central Markets where we can buy every French food item imaginable, including gourmet meals.

We have been out in the car exploring nearby towns a few times. Marais Poitevin is an area nearby with lots of canals. It is also known as the Green Venice. Very pretty. Luckily we can get two bikes in the back of the little car. A couple of days ago we drove the short trip to Ile de Re and rode the bikes over the 3km bridge and onto the island. It is very charming especially the towns which are a mecca for summer holiday makers from all over France. We rode about 30km that day and still only say a little of the island. We'll definitely be back.

Jake and his mate Tim are arriving at the train station in half an hour so I'll finish now and get ready to go and pick them up in the car.

Arrived KL safe and sound yesterday evening. It's early morning in KL. We're in our hotel and starving, so we're out into the day for breakfast. More later. My stomach rules.

We really enjoyed the stay in KL. We explored the markets and plotted our shopping spree when we come back on the homeward journey. We will each have 5kg more luggage allowance for the return leg to Coolangatta. I was trying on a pair of trousers in a tiny change area at the covered market and I stood on my phone and smashed the screen, a disaster because my phone is not  a phone when we are travelling. It is a clock, a GPS, a still camera and a video camera! Almost unbelievably, after some haggling, a guy at a kerbside stall installed a new screen on the spot, and for only A$50 and less than an hour after breaking the phone, it was like new again.