BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.0.5//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:658@onc-pdx.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE:20220526 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE:20220609 DTSTAMP:20220126T132324Z URL:https://onc-pdx.org/events/biking-the-rhone-valley-2020/ SUMMARY:CANCELLED - Biking\, Art\, French Cuisine\, History\, and Really Go od Wine 2022 DESCRIPTION:Two weeks in France: \; Thursday\, May 26\, 2022 thru Wedne sday June 8\, 2022\nRhone Valley and Paris\, France\nBike Riding in Modera te Terrain\n\nBiking is 15 to 35 miles a day with an English-speaking guid e in flat to moderate terrain. Every day you have the option to ride with the group or your own discretional itinerary. Bikes\, locks\, helmets\, pa nier\, etc. are all included. E-bikes are available if you like.\n\nWe sta rt by flying from Portland to Paris\, with a short stop in Iceland. From P aris\, we catch the train to Aigues-Mortes on the Mediterranean coast. We ’ll spend our first night here which allows a day to adjust and tour the ancient Roman infrastructure in this medieval city. This also allows a bu ffer day in case of travel mishaps . The bike leg begins as we board the C aprice to sail up the Rhone river\, biking the countryside every day. The trip begins in the Camargue region which inspired Van Gough. Six days biki ng (yes\, with an English-speaking guide) through red wine country where t he last day is a bike ride through Chateauneuf-du-Pape. And of course\, we ’ll have time there to stop and visit the shops. After breakfast on the 8th day\, we disembark the bike/boat tour and will explore Avignon for a w hile. After this\, we travel to the historical castle region in central Fr ance for a couple of days. From there we make our way back to Paris and st ay for two nights. Our hotel is just a couple blocks from the Louvre.\n\nT rip includes roundtrip airfare to Paris from Portland and all ground trans portation\, river transport\, bike rental\, all lodging\, some partial lau ndry service\, and a few other amenities. All meals while on the boat\, an d a sack lunch are also included. You might want to bring your own helmet but they are provided.\n\nCost is expected to be $3850 and will include tr ip insurance. Details will be confirmed by October trip sign up. Contact s am.digard@gmail.com for additional information.\n\nTrip limit: \; 14 p articipants including trip leader.\nCost: \; $3850/member\, per person - Includes airfare\, trip insurance\, \; ground and river transport\, double occupancy lodging and a lot of meals. \; Trip deposit of $900 on signup\, balance due a few months before departure.\nTrip Leader: \ ; Sam Digard\, sam.digard@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR