On the walk up to Gourdon

Day 22 Pont du Loup to Nice 22 miles

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June 2nd 2014
A day off from cycling yesterday in Pont du Loup. Instead of using two wheels we used two legs & walked approx 2 miles reaching 1890 ft up to a medieval village at the top of the Gorge. It was up a steep zig zag path & took 1.5 hrs. It was well worth the effort the views at the top were amazing. We could see the sea ( I can he the he) the first time since Mont St Michel three weeks ago. Nice, Cann ... read more

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