Good weather returns, so we planned to climb the remainder of Col d'Allos, then descend into Barcelonnette and drop gear at our lodging, then do an out and back on Col de la Cayolle. I had found a campground with various huts and such on airbnb and thought it looked pretty cool. The forecast for the following day looked dire, so we were thinking we might have an honest to goodness rest day in Barcelonnette.
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| Our adorable lodging. Shame about the bed. |
We had done about half of the first climb already, so it didn't seem to bad. As has become standard, we had rally cars! We also saw lots of cyclists. There is is a popular loop from Barcelonnette that takes in Col d'Allos, Col des Champs and Col de la Cayolle. Some of the folks we saw were just out for as short out and back of one pass, but others may have been doing the full loop. It is these three passes, plus the Bonnette that had us so far west of the Torino Nice route. It has been a worthy detour.
The views were amazing on both the climb and descent of the Cayolle and so different that it really didn't seem like an out and back, except for the lighter weight of the unladen bicycles. Sadly John was starting the feel under the weather. It can be really tricky for me to know if he's behind because he's taking a million photos or something is up. And he is so understated about feeling bad, that I just don't know. Plus he's so strong that even when he's sick, he rides like a demon!
When we got back to town and officially checked in, I asked if we could stay two nights, since the forecast was so grim for the next day. I should have waited til morning to extend. The unit we stayed in was adorable, but the bed was wrapped in a stiff plastic that made horrible noise if I moved at all. Actually I think even just breathing caused the load crinkly noise. But more on that in tomorrow's post.
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