We got off by 9am this morning after a good breakfast .. cool to start.
This was the day that we got wildly different calculations on total ascent .. from 950m to over 1200m! I kept telling Marion it was 900m and crossed my fingers .. and we came up with 928m!
We quite enjoyed today's ride as the terrain definitely changed as we entered the department of Herault! More mountainous and wild I think ..
The best road of the day was after St. Hippolyte-du-Fort on the smooth D108 .. and the worst road was coming down the Gorge de l'Herault! It was very bumpy and we road our brakes all the way down! The Pluis Beaux Village of St Guilhem le Desert at the bottom of the Gorge was a zoo! Everyone was enjoying one more fling at summer on a Sunday .. you had to anticipate erratic driver behavior at all congestion points! It was nice to finally leave the gorge and get on the smooth descent to Jonquieres!
Mom: we are in St Saturn tonight rather than Lodez because it seemed like a nice town! About 6km North of Lodez.
We have a very nice Chambre d'hote and promise of a good dinner across the street in this quiet and pretty town.
Today's #s : 96km 928m
Next days will be more manageable!
We seem to be low on Harold pictures .. Well fix that tomorrow!
