We came back early because the weather looked dire. And indeed the radar didn't look good, but it actually started to clear up after breakfast an we figured if we didn't climb up to 9 thousand feet, we should be ok, so we decided to check out one of the local climbs up to Mount Chauve. I must say I was pretty relieved that I'd done so much climbing over the summer to train for this holiday. This was yet another Mt W worthy training climb.
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| The view from our hotel. Luckily the windows were soundproof. Those bells were loud! |
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| We saw so many EVs on this trip. Must have been some very targeted subliminal advertising. We ended up leasing a Kia EV shortly after we returned home! |
The views at the top weren't bad, but we didn't hang around for long for fear the rain might catch us. We then took the expensive route home, via Café du Cycliste. The coffee and croissants weren't expensive at all, but neither of us got away without buying some clothes! And then I decided to check out some of their bike packing bags. With a small frame, I've had to be super careful with saddlebags to ensure they don't drag on the back tire. I noticed their seat bag looked good for this and tried it out on the bike. Then I had to buy the complete set! (See photo taken at D2R2 by Rob Vandermark below)
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| Photo courtesy of Rob Vandermark |
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