Owing you self applause in locating Fontaine du vaucluse and what a stunner it was we pushed the bikes out a little further.
What looked like a stroll of about 4 km to another de vaucluse town we thought we would get lucky again.
Unfortunately in the 34 degree direct sunlight route it turned out to be hairpin steep.
Having got to the town having taken on all the water the chateau was further up. In for a centime in for a euro we went up, to find it closed.
Beer was called for and it was a nice view from haut perche and then we descended at the speed of middle aged non cyclists til a puncture.
Caked in oil after we found that hand cleaning gel is very good at removing oil from hands elbows legs shorts etc and the cold Sorgue river was necessary to wash off the excess.
Not a place we would cycle back to
The carpentras canal passes nearby
What looked like a stroll of about 4 km to another de vaucluse town we thought we would get lucky again.
Unfortunately in the 34 degree direct sunlight route it turned out to be hairpin steep.
Having got to the town having taken on all the water the chateau was further up. In for a centime in for a euro we went up, to find it closed.
Beer was called for and it was a nice view from haut perche and then we descended at the speed of middle aged non cyclists til a puncture.
Caked in oil after we found that hand cleaning gel is very good at removing oil from hands elbows legs shorts etc and the cold Sorgue river was necessary to wash off the excess.
Not a place we would cycle back to
The carpentras canal passes nearby
