We absolutely loved Moustiere with its tiny colourful narrow streets, the many pottery shops, the limestone cliffs with eagles circling high above us. What a magical place. We’ll return one day. I want to buy some of those pots!!!
So…… today has been a day we’ve anticipated with vague trepidation since the start. It has a Tour de France category 1 climb to 1200m , then a long descent into the Verdon gorge, then another climb to 1005m. We set off early and soon we were literally cycling really close to the eagles. The views were spectacular. We were both equally determined. Neil didn’t want to stop and I didn’t want to raise my battery power over 2 as I might need more battery help later in the day. Since I was now carrying all our heavy stuff on my already heavy bike, we reckoned battery level 2 cycling uphill for so long was equivalent to cycling an ordinary road bike up. We both made 1200m without any level of exhaustion. At the top we both felt so proud of ourselves. Tour bus groups watched us jumping up and down and hugging each other with excitement. They applauded. This is every day cycling for some, but to us, it felt very special.
The second climb was much harder as the sun was high in the sky and it was 30deg. As with previous climbs on hot days, we took regular shady breaks and again, we celebrated loudly at the top. We’d made it. We’d cycled the hardest day of the trip and we were absolutely fine.
I thought that would be our last climb, but we’ve just been studying the maps this evening and I’ve realised I booked tomorrow night’s accommodation in a ski resort! Oops!
Ceri's Blog with Neil 