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The half way point
Awoke today to our first grey day. Not so bad, we have had two and a half weeks of perfect weather. Left our very pleasant country hotel this morning in misty conditions. The hotel owners had a lovely big kelpie cross that wanted me to throw a stick for him this morning . He just stood there patiently with the stick in his mouth waiting for me to …
Gap
Modane, Col du Télégraphe, du Galibier et du Lautaret avec Franck, un allemand à sacoches rencontré sur la route. Briançon, Col de l'Izoard, Embrun et le lac du Serre-Ponçon. Pause de deux jours à Gap voir les gars de l'atelier de Mobil'idées et la cousine de ...
Three Passes
... the first one, La Bonette. What a lovely road and a total contrast to yesterdays goat track. The surface was like a runway and consequently it is a favourite for motorcyclists and bicyclists.
It was totally marvellous all the way to the top which is marked by a large rock and plaque. Just after I arrived, 10 or so sports bikes joined me and oggled over Henry. They couldn't quite believe he had made it to the top - but not only did he make ...
Alps!!! French ones
Another bright sunny day. One of the other campers who I met yesterday in the wifi hub, invited me to dinner. Unfortunately I was just in the process of packing to leave and head north. I have been using a combination of maps including John Hermann's book on the Alps and the Best Rides of France I bought from Kate.
I'm not convinced about the Best Rides book as it seems to be rather inaccurate and the road numbering ...
Voiron to Gap
Tim's blog post captured the flavour of today. (And if you do the math, it's after midnight, so this will be short.) I am only adding a few photos of the spectacular views we saw (when we weren't bowing our heads due to the rain!) For the most part the day was sunny; it was just the rainy start and frequency of short but drenching showers that made it seem like a generally rainy day.
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