Chateauneuf-du-Pape to Sault

There is nothing like a good rest for encouraging one to get back on the bike and off down the road again. Added to that is the prospect of a shorter day, even with the ride up what appears to be the inevitable gorge ... Gorge de la Nesque this time.  Discussion at the al fresco breakfast centres around who will, who might, and who has decided against riding Mont Ventoux. Our guides are going of course. Some may go this afternoon,  some may go in the morning. Either way there will be hot riding weather along the way and I am not coping well with that so I dip out.
The ride up and through the gorge is spectacular, with amazing vistas going on and on into the distance.  A wonderful ride.
And then we arrive at Sault where our host Antoine gives us a very warm welcome. Tons of riders, drivers and the occasional bus travel from Sault to the peak of Mont Ventoux which means Alex spends quite a bit of time hunting about for a parking spot before he can set up our lunch. Lunch was worth the wait as usual.
During the afternoon I say in the square outside our hotel and enjoyed a quiet nap in my chair,  waking to enjoy a beer with some of my fellow riders and cheer the arrival of our MtV  conquerors.  Dinner was also served in the square by our host,  now Chef Antoine,  delicious slow cooked beef followed by a desert cake made especially for our group. I thought i had a photo of it but cannot find it.  Damn

View up the Gorge de la Nesque

Not quite Van Gogh