Warning long blog alert – just saying 😱
Yesterday evening (Thursday, I think) after my massage, I had supper with some lovely people. Rob, Jo (a lovely couple both very Smiley 😊) Richard & Hazell – at a small traditional French restaurant in the ski resort we are staying in. The meal was lovely, but the onion soup was to die for, the best onion soup I have ever had!! 🫕. Having got so cold & wet on the ride we all wanted some good solid food & this meal was perfect.
Today I am changing my identity & going forward I will identify as a Duck 🦆. I have been pedalling like some demented person & been covered head to foot 🦶 in water so it seems like a sensible option 🚴♀️😊 🦆
Big decision day today, as it’s been so wet & not to warm, no washing has been done as it’s not possible to dry them, so my clothes are either wet or dirty. I’ve opted for dirty and dry as wet cycle shorts are ooooh -let’s say painful 🙈😳
ALERT – NO RAIN TODAY
I felt very apprehensive this morning at breakfast as we had a 4 mile climb immediately out of Le Mont Doré, the total climb wasn’t to bad but apparently it had 1km at 14% which made me quite nervous, once I had relaxed a bit, slowly but surely I made my way to the top and was so pleased having reached the summit 😊. There may have been a tad of cursing and even the odd profanity of the way up 🤬🤣
We climbed a lot today and apparently it was one of the toughest days on the tour, 60 miles (ish) and 6100 ft of climbing (approx) so an average of 1000 ft every 10 miles
The sun stayed out and we climbed and descended all day, across the Massif Central, for me the day will be remembered for Cows with bells, Falcons, Red Kites, Vast plains and wild flower meadows, absolutely beautiful
Tonight I am spending the night in a monastery, so I need to behave and put on something clean and dry (that might be a challenge) more fun tomorrow
The end of Day 7, so 7 more days to go 1/2 way thru.
à bientôt x
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