Torrential rain in the night, but my Khyam Nimbus kept me dry. The weather had caused the lighting to fail in the shower block, so showering by headtorch was certainly a new experience for me. After a hurried baguette/coffee breakfast, it was on the pipe heading for Mont Ventoux. The rain gone making way for sun and blue skies. The ascent from the south east encountered numerous 180° uphill bends, the Fazer getting gunned out of one, hunting down the next. Today must have been "I'm a nutty cyclist who wants to cycle up this" day. Chapeau, hats off to you people.
The descent was a lot less taxing and soon was able to feel the warmth of the sun again as the altitude reduced. A coffee and a chill out was the order of the day at Nyons, before the other highlight of the day, the N94/N994 to Serres. This is 60 kms of almost everything you could wish for in a road. At first I wished I had someone to play with, but by half way I was tiring myself out trying to stay with the invisible man. What a great stretch of road, you're spoilt for choice if you're into bikes and live anywhere in the general area.
Back at the filling station just down the road from the campsite, the bike took 16.8litres for 194 miles, which my maths made 52mpg which is amazing.
Lubed the chain as soon as I was back at the tent, and with a full tank of gas, it's off to do the Routes des Cretes tomorrow, then Gorge de Verdun and a few beers and a burger in a lovely little roadside food stop overlooking Grasse and the coastline.I've added a few pics, you can see how the traffic gets in your way on the N94.