After a bit of a sleep-in we had a morning cappuccino at one of the beach bars, then headed off at 10:00.
In no particular hurry we had a leisurely drive generally west and a bit north, passing through Gap, which was a bit of a drag.
The current highway goes right through the city, although they are finally building a bypass. Maybe next time we come this way we won’t encounter the same issue.
Somewhere between Gap and Die we encountered a road incident – several police cars were gathered near a dump truck that hadn’t quite made a curve in the road and had run headon into a barrier at the side – totally smashed the front-end in.
Our last night on the road (this time) was spent at the edge of the village of Le Champs de Raphael, where we’ve stayed before. I recall that last time I set up my tent and spent half the night wondering if I was going to get blown away in the wind.
The view is awesome, and you can just hear the clanking of the cow bells in the valley below.
When leaving in the morning we encountered a ‘deviation’ that was somewhat confusing. After going about 10 km in the direction we wanted we had to turn around and retrace our route almost completely, as did at least a couple of other vehicles.
We eventually joined the road that Colin was familiar with and made it up to Clermont-Ferrand where we turned west for the rest of the journey.
Whether new or old, viaduct or bridge building use the same basic structure….
We stopped for a quick bite to eat at a small park that had some interesting wood sculptures.
Continuing on refreshed we reached Mansle in the early evening. Had a very welcome hot shower and a nice dinner of salmon with new potatoes and green beans cooked by Neal – very good ‘homecoming’.
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So beautiful!!!
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