We arrived in Nice slightly behind schedule, and were then further held up by a bomb scare.  All of us were ushered out of the baggage hall while a bomb-sniffing German Shephard inspected an unattended backpack.  This was interesting but also frustrating – we had hoped to reach the Nice train station in time to catch the train to Les Arcs, where our bike ride was to begin.

To continue reading, here’s the complete journal, and here are overview maps for the two halves of the tour: