France

I spent a few days visiting Christmas markets in France with friends along with several summer weeks at my good friend José‘s house between racing Ironman Frankfurt and Ironman Switzerland. He guided me on countryside bike tours and we toured Belle Isle by boat. My favorite memory is of touring St. Malo and José accidentally getting locked inside a self-cleaning toilet within the castle walls. He emerged covered in water and soap causing both of us to break out laughing for hours after the fact.