Awoke late...was it the red wine, the floc de Gascogne or beer or combination, result like a sleeping tablet. Found out that wine straight from the vineyard does not have any sulphites...yeah! Mountain biking uphill to feed and stroke friends cat. On a 29er with no front chain rings v dificile. Obviously a tricky off road descent -? Must have been when a 7 year old makes it and you fall off... That it's time to do more or retire. Planning next stage of trip alm...

Left Colin and Teresa around 10.30 am on the 20 th for B de B and old friends Patrick Claire Sophie and Thomas. The roads were full if very slow camper vans and very fast cyclists. It was similar weather to the day before a kind of mountain mist with a coolness that ate into your bones after a while. Good to be on the bike again and feel the wind in my hair and burble of the GS. The cols where we were watching the tour the day before were now empty that is ap...