Only road today, over
100 km, tried to take some picture but camera didnt work, battery
out. Dam.
Later, got caught by
the rain ( storm) find shelter under a bridge, but was already wet,
well my shoes, got the ret under cover fast. Wild waiting got camera
out to try, got battery out and back and tada, working.... was tired
at that moment and add spot 100 meter further to sleep so well I
slept
woke up surrounded by
snail, yup im now in the land of the snail, they are just all over.
Been lucky today, I
didnt take a wrong turn and did reach avignon. Another 100 km today.
The last 20 was horrible, my butt was crying and my leg was dead. But
did reach a camp site and hey they got a backpacker to. Humm
expensive but a bed... took the bed, tomorrow gonna camp but I want
the bed. Got me a beer and that it gonna visit avignon tomorrow!!!
Avignon
well avignon is another
city that been capture by the tourisme. Its still the low season so
one of the best time to see this town. Beautiful city, mostly from
the camp site side. Got a large field of grace to sit, relax and look
at the Rhône just in front of us with the city on the other side.
Yea I went to see the pope palace, didnt get inside I just cant since
that church I went in and refuse to pay for that. Didnt go on the
bridge neither think to look at it from the other side or near it is
enough. Save the money for a beer tonight...so yea town to see in the
low season and by the way the camp site is the best on ive been in
since my departure, 5,60 a night (the cheapest yet) and got
everything u need there, execpt electricity but I found some near the
building where I could also get internet for free ( not stable but
still).
Leaving avignon
a slow start, im not in
a rush. 60-70 km to make not more. 4 pm I stop already found a nice
place to sleep. Nice spot to make a fire near the river, 5 pm fire
already on, and wild at it there a grill that someone left there.
Clean it and o wow I both some sausage, good timing grill them on it
and made a couscous with the water of the river do go with them.
Surprisingly 8 pm I still have wood, didnt thing to reach that late
and that all ive done after diner, watch th fire going and burning. I
love fire.
Next morning, I
followed the cyclist route for 3 km but that was it no more. Found a
sign saying it carry on further so I went that way to discover that
the route was actually the country road, just large enough for one
car and well that road was in the mountain....all the indication was
for forcalquier but I wanted to go monosque on the other side. Look
at the map, bah easy just find the d14 and im in business. Still
following the indication for the cyclist route and well I discovered
a bit further that I just climbed over 3 km of hill for nothing. Yep
I was on the d14 but wrong way... so went back down. That was more
easy, 45km/h took 3 minute to do what took me about 45min.
Once on the d907 well
need to climb again but hey that mean I gonna have to go down again
weee love that part : P this time dam car, was already going near
50km/h and that one was pushing me. At that speed it a bit dangerous
for me with the weight its not easy to turn or break so well he want
to push, I did slow down to piss him off. He add to wait a bit and
finally did pass me. I got more food at manosque and went to groux
les bains. Once there, I was happy to have choose this road. Once you
cross the forest, you arrive at the village surrounded by nice
mountain went a bit further to find the lake. Here wow, u climb 3 km,
pass a barrage and found that huge lake with clear water and the
mountain around it, brilliant. Fire did burn most of it few year ago,
there burned tree all around and
its just starting to
grow back found my place on top of the hill, if the sky can clear I
gonna have a nice view on the sunset and if I can get up also will
have the sunset.
Well no sunset, to
cloudy. Woke up at 7 for a piss and saw the sky, dam no sunset
neither. Back to bed.
