D4100 to La Brillanne,D4B,D4,D15 to Valensole,D6 to Riez,D952 to Moustiers Ste Marie. Starting with a descent our route reached the Durance river valley which divides Provence in two before climbing to the Plateau de Valensole .The plateau is full of Lavender plants sadly ,not yet in flower which must be a fantastic sight.It is the number one production area in France for this crop.The verges were full of wild flowers which no photograph will do justice.The smells were just as vivid herbs,flowers ,pine.barley & the odd aftershave from an open car window as they whizzed by. The views all the way were amazing ,every time you turned a corner there was a different perspective. After the valley we cycled through wooded hillsides seemingly remote save for a naturist camp that I had to stop Mark from
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