Today was a great day! We awoke to seeing sunrise from the tent with a couple hot air balloons on the horizon. We departed at 8am without breakfast and finished our climb from yesterday evening and then had a wonderful decent – gradual and long. Breakfast was outside the church of Manosque, at 9am, right as the church bells were ringing and the congregation was congregating.
Morning coffee was in the quaint town of Greox les Bains, where we sat at a cafe table overlooking the bustling town square. We had another quick stop for a croissant in Valensole, before continuing on. The route brought us through tens of kilometers of lavender fields, along a high plateau before descending down to the base of the Verdon Gorge. Here, at the huge and busy lake “Saint Croix Du Verdon” we had our tomato and cheese baguettes.
The final section of the day was a massive hill, 900m, up high above the lake and above the Verdon Gorge. Fortunately temperature dropped a bit, from the earlier 32C high, and the views were spectacular.
We ended the day by having dinner out for our first time this trip. We shared the stewed beef and the leg of lamb and both were a tad bit better than our standard bolognese rice. Our table was literally at the edge of the canyon. We gazed lovingly into each other’s eyes and all was well in the world.
Looking good guys! Vicki looks significantly happier today 😂 hope you’re having a great time x