A beautiful sunny warm morning for a bike ride today. As is our custom we head to a local grocer to pick up supplies for breakfast and lunch. Typically that is: bananas, apricots, nectarines, yoghurt, and a liter of juice, half going in our water bottles. GG also finds a boulangerie for a croissant now and a baguette to have for lunch. Today the grocer had almost no produce; we suspected all the hikers in town had got there before us and made off with the beautiful French apricots we’d been enjoying so much.
Onwards and back climbing right out of town, as expected, to burn off last night’s smoked salmon/goat cheese pizza. We are really(!) developing a taste for chèvre. We knew it should not be a hard day after the initial climb and for once that is the way it turned out. It was hot and we were tempted to jump in the river we were tracking alongside at one point. Great gorge type scenery again, and for the last day on this trip as we cycled out into the wider valley where Millau sits. Millau was on the agenda because of the viaduc, a new bridge which is the highest in the world from its base in the valley to the top of the pylons. See the wikipedia link for all the stats but it is stunning! Wiki link Pictures tomorrow.
It also turns out that on the first day of summer in France there is a fête de musique, and Millau is no exception. During the evening we wandered over the old town listening to all kinds of music from local bands and clubs, and every old boys rock and roll garage band for miles around. Great fun!
Wild-flowery field.
Tara's cushy office space.
Cantobre - a tiny village perched on a hill, and a great lunch stop.
The view over Millau after climbing the Tour Rois d'Aragon.
Millau was rockin' with all types of music tonight. Love the whole sheep bagpipes!
The rhythm section.
Every garage band in town was on the street.
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