Our second rest day of our back-to-back CCC journey has arrived. It’s hard to believe our journey of quiet roads that tilt; well sometimes aggressively; upward will be ending soon.
After a leisurely breakfast Jen and I headed out on a small loop I’d mapped out. We decided to run it in the opposite direction from what I had mapped and it was worth the change. We were rewarded with a quiet road climb to Col des Croix de Creysseilles where I think I might have seen one tractor in the 7-8 km climb. The climb included more bridges, more rivers, and tranquility. The surface near the top would’ve made Phil proud as the tarmac degraded. The gradients weren’t too steep as we worked to spin the pedals a bit. Funny how rest day rides can seem so easy knowing 200 km does not lie ahead. We had intended to stop in the town of Creysseilles, well we thought it might be a town, and it was, with maybe 2 houses.
It must be autumn
Doing it right, tarmac degrading
CCC Cevennes - journey of bridges
Once back in Privas, we visited a Boulangerie for some fresh baked treats. Then we got back to the hotel for some bike cleaning and a massage from Louise. Bikes and bodies in working order now. Laundry was next on the list to do along with ambling around town on our bikes. It’s always hard to remember midday in Europe is so quiet as all businesses pretty much close for the afternoon.
Next up, Stage 7. 4 days remain.
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