Day 7 – Saturday 5 July

Manosque to Tourettes

Campsite

Camping le Grillon (http://www.campinglegrillon.com/)

Notes

I got away from Vinon at 09:00 and evetually got to Tourettes at 18:30. I had a pizza at a pleasant roadside restaurant at Aub. The route was pretty hilly with temperatures aound 25° so I was sweating a lot. Off the main roads the route was delightful with huge views across mountainous valleys receding into the distance. There were small “alpine villages” with a distinct Spanish/Italian look with “U” shaped roof tiles.

Once up to a height the small roads tended to follow the contours until there was a main road junction when the road swooped down and then climbed up again. The downhill free-wheels were exhilerating with hair-pin bends, but wearing on the brakes and tiring on the hands.

At the campsite the proprietor was a little surprised to see a lone cyclist. There was no site restaurant so I had to make do with the emergency rations I had with me.