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Tour of the Cevennes 25th June - 1 July 2012


Bugsy
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Finally got back home today after a week of playing in and around the Cevenne.

Seven riders on a mixture of bikes.

 

Day one.

Rain and a puncture, great start.[:@]

(see my puncture thread)

We stayed overnight on the way down and on our return at the Riders Rest B&B in Treigiac, a simply superb place to stay where Tony & Wendy will make you very welcome.

Day two.

Sunshine and hot - low 30's

Taken by trailer to Brive to have two new tyres fitted (don't like mixing tyres and they didn't have an Avon).

The others set off for the campsite and wonder of wonders, I got there first ;). It appears that some 'sat-nav' gremlins had crept in, well that was their story anyway.

The campsite we had chosen (Camping Chon du Tarn) was good if a bit basic, but had lots of shade and a river for swimming in right next door.

Booking in was totally laid back as the office was nearly always closed but we did eventually manage to pay for our 4-night stay. Exorbitant at 7.50 euros per person per night. [:D]

Day three.

Hotter still 34 degrees.

Went off on a circular route to the east taking in Villefort - Genolac - and other villages and found some amazing roads. Coffee stops, steak & chips lunch and hot tyres - what more could anyone want.

Day four.

As three.

More riding and skills clearly improving (I still struggle with some hairpins though) I put it down to my GS being a big bike.

We rode the Tarn Gorge and it is (for those who haven't been, some of the best roads in France. Visited 'Le Point Sublime' access to which is an awsome multi-hairpin severe climb with a perfect road surface. The stuff of dreams.

Day five.

Hot.

Chill out day and two of our group left for home. did a bit of shopping and we had an evening meal in the square in Florac. 12.5 euros for a full four courses and very good food.

Day six.

Cloudy - oh good we thought, good for riding. An hour later we were sweating as per the 'norm'.

All packed up and on the road by 0830. Took an interesting route from Florac back to Riders Rest, through St Flour - Riom es Mont and Bugeat, some great roads.

Some photos.

On my way to the campsite on new tyres  a smoke-break in the Tarn Gorge.

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The sausage seller.

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Packhorse & driver - what a great way to travel around.

The shopkeeper had a moan at him for tying his horse up in front of the shop but he told her to p1ss off and so did the horse when he dumped about a hundredweight of poo right on the entry.

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Another day in the office.

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Seeking out some shade.

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Le Point Sublime, simply stunning viewpoint with a wild, multi-hairpin approach road.

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Gary.
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Sounds like a wonderful time [:D]

I worked for a few years in a centre very close to there, going up on Monday morning, and returning for the weekend, with Wednesday afternoons free to explore that magnificent region. I used to drive up one of those hairpin roads from Les Vignes village below us, and go for the first part of the way home by the Gorges.

My bedroom was above the trellis work in this picture, if you let it turn from the view across the Gorges...

http://www.lepetitbiterrois.info/lozere/saint-rome-de-dolan/urbanisme/saint-rome-de-dolan.html

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