August 24 rain cooler,a lot cooler
Arrived at the hotel a little before one. It opens at two pm it is raining.
I sit on a bench in front of the place, in the rain. Sat until two pm.
Once inside they were very nice and very friendly.
Very nice ride on good roads with just under 250m of ascent. Have gotten
good at the grades, not been forced, yet to walk. Suspect this small success
will end at some point.
Nasbinal is another stone hill town with a UNESCO church dedicated to the
pelerin, pilgrims. Probably 13th century. Hopefully the picture shows the
nice arches.
Now in the margareide, a plain, undulating, at 1100 or so meters, with the
lovely pine forest replaced by many very large rocks and excellent stone
walls. See picture of typical walls in the area.
On the way stopped in a bar for coffee. Locals were speaking a strange
French varient. Maybe d'Oc but hard to know as they ignored my pleasantries
and
questions. Only that that this has happened.
One more day on the central Masif. We avoided this 30 plus years ago as it
too difficult for us to bike when we were a lot younger
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