Thursday 16 August 2012

Site Full

Left Apt as soon as the bread arrived and set off into the Luberon hills. Cool and pleasant and not too steep, or we're getting used to climbing.
Stopped after 50 mins for breakfast and to ring ahead to campsites. All were either complet or didn't answer. At this point we decided that moving on a public holiday wasn't such a great idea.
With no choice but to carry on, we did.
A spectacular road runs between Apt and Aix with no alternative route for the first 20k. Traffic though wasn't to bad except for one idiotic Belgian who decided to overtake us round a corner on a narrow bit of road whilst passing an oncoming car. You may have heard me shout from home.
Resolved eventually to head for one of the sites we had no reply from and then either keep going till we found space or look for somewhere to wild camp for the night.
This meant us finally abandoning going to Aix, but could save us a day's riding and I don't think we fancied struggling through a city in this heqt..
Reached Tour d'Aigues at 12.25 to be greeted by the friendliest warden of a super site...and just in time to sprint back up hill for cold drinks.
We'll rest up here at 10€ a night till the weekend when sites should start to be a little easier to get on. Then head for St Maximin.

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