OVERVIEW
Rock Climbing Through France
CONTINENT
France
DAYS
15 days
NIGHTS
14 nights
GROUP SIZE
2 people
ACTIVITY
Challenging
INTEREST
History, Culture, Astronomy, & Food
Scaled the cliffs of Normandy, and drove through the rugged terrain of Southern France
DAY 1
5/20/2017
Layover in Porto, Portugal
A surprise 12hr layover in Porto tured out to be one of the highlights of the trip. Locked my bags at the airport and spent the day wandering around the city and ate at the famous Majestic Cafe where JK Rowlings supposedly wrote parts of Harry Potter.
DAY 2
5/21/2017
Land in Paris
Meet Ben in Paris early in the morning and crashed at the airBnB. Started the day with a tour of the Paris catichombs, then walked through the Aarc de Triomphe on the way to the eiffel tower. Ended the day with a picnic on the lawn of the Eiffel Tower.
DAY 3
5/22/2017
Land in Paris
Headed to a climbing shop (not far from the Louve) to get fitted for gear then started what turned out to be an 8hr chaotic saga of trying to rent a car and then drive it through paris 😂. Picked up our stuff from the airBnB and drove to Avon to stay for the night.
DAY 4
5/23/2017
Climbing in Fontainebleau
Hiked into Fontainebleau and bouldered all day. Ended the day in Noisy-sur-Ecole with wine, bread and steak.
DAY 4
5/24/2017
Climbing in Fontainebleau and driving
Ate a weird breakfast and climbed a bit before hitting the road north to Normandy.
DAY 5
5/25/2017
Normandy Cliffs
Drove a ton to get up to the cliffs of Normandy. Turned out it was some national holiday in Normandy which made driving interesting... Hiked up and around the cliff then walked down the beach.
DAY 6
5/26/2017
Mont Saint-Michel
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