Heading for bad weather

Day 5 - Clermont-Ferrand to Troyes (2565km to date)

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May 23rd 2013
We woke at a reasonable time this morning and were able to get ready and depart about 0830. We managed to load the car and get ready to go in the dry but as soon as we started it began to rain and the clouds were covering the surrounding volcanic summits. Some of them even had snow on the upper peaks still. We had easy access to the motorway from our overnight stay and soon made good progress n ... read more

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