Friday, the last day of riding and everyone had different ideas of where to go, what to do. Iain and Jason took the cycle route to Romans following the same route Matt and I took from the other day, the girls headed up what has now been dubbed "camembert pass" due to the restaurant selling melted cheese dishes at the top.
I had different ideas, I wanted to go to a town called Ste Croix which is around 35 miles over the vercours plateau, just so I could get a photo to show James and Laura who share the surname. Unfortunately after a weeks hard cycling, it was not to be... It's just too far and too much climbing, maybe next time.
Instead, Matt, myself, James and Miles (happy birthday) took off on a route Dave had penned which looked good, tough but manageable. Over a few cols, across the plateau and back, around 60km. Stopping for a lunch at an out of season ski resort restaurant, I had my first sandwich and frites of the week. Fantastic scenery and plenty of laughs made it much easier for our tired legs to manage. Back in town following more fantastic downhill speeds I'm now sitting in the cold mountain stream which I bailed on earlier in the week.
Tonight we celebrate Miles' 26th birthday with our hosts and with no riding planned for tomorrow, I'm sure the wine will flow.
Looking forward to getting home tomorrow to see my Beautiful wife and the boy, I'm sure the rest of the gang are keen to see their loved ones too after a most fantastic break here in Vercours.
Thanks for your time.
Tom
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