Ventoux, Paname, part 1

I passed the pass an hour ago. It wasn't that hard. Mostly the panniers are heavy... (I walked about a quarter of the way, I would say...) I tightened the brakes for the descent. I'm taking a good nap break now. :)

Exactly! Nice coordination. Col de Valouse. I stopped to make a sketch. 300 m of elevation gain and still heavily loaded panniers. Hihi, the path starts with a road in a shaded gorge. Top! Great pass! Wow, magnificent and slopes of at least 20, 30%. Even alone without a bike it was tough. There's …

I am in Meysse where Smsm found me a studio and redid the batteries. (Great encounters with locomotives too.) I was sad and took my time leaving the mountains, their cool climate, and their solitude as well. Here in the river corridor, it’s going to be a different story, I can feel it well. Lots o…

I am in Meysse where Cécile found me a studio and replaced the batteries. (Nice encounters with some locomotives too.) I was sad and took my time leaving the mountains, their cool climate and their loneliness as well. Here in the river corridor it's going to be a different story, I can feel it. Lo…

I just saw a snake – green, yellow, about 1 meter long – on the bike path along the Eyrieux river. Keep this information to yourself. It freaks me out too much. Otherwise, I'm moving slowly. I'm drawing and getting stubbornly bored. Yesterday I had a beer and a decent pizza in the Poussin (?) parki…

The stop on the banks of Valence was a success. They have well arranged the city between the center and the riverbanks. Very 'new vision' and it's very busy at 8 PM – whereas Montélimar is dead at 7 PM! I had a good meal at a Thai place where I had some rice! I had to ride a bit at night to find th…

Ah no, I didn't look on the website. Well yeah, I'm not going to light my camping stove out in the open public. I don't feel comfortable with that... I'm at the Gallo-Roman museum of Saint Romain en Gal. Plan: I'm taking the train at noon to Lyon and Roanne. I called a campsite on the list... othe…