The Charente-Limousine Railway reveals the scenery in Northern Charente during an unusual excursion along an old railway line. The 17-km route crosses Upper Haute-Charente and the rolling hills of Charente-Limousine, passing viaducts, rivers, streams, meadows and forests on the way.
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| Keep pedaling! |
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Each rail-bike is fitted with two sets of pedals, two adjustable saddles and three seats. It is a perfectly safe (except for the insurance waiver we signed...) yet unusual way of seeing the valleys, meadows and hedgerows of the Limousin area of Charente.
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| Show some muscle power! |
At midpoint, we stop for a 20-minute break before heading back to the start. This time, because a train was following us, all the little cycles had to be physically removed and turned around, so they couldn't use the swivel that you see on the track.
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| Time to turn the cycles and get back to the start. |
We found a great restaurant in Confolens called l'Emeraude that served "hot stone" dinners.
This is Emélie's steak and she ate every single last bite! No wonder she's growing so fast - she's always hungry.
Both Becky and I ordered the salmon which was absolutely tender and wonderful. It was served with a curcuma sauce - yummy!
Karl had pork tenderloin which was not served on a hot stone. Gerry had a pizza.
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