So having caught up with yesterday (below) on to today - our last in Bourg d'Oisans as we move to a different valley tomorrow. This was the 8th day in a row of exercise so we decided not to be too ambitious (where have you heard that before!). We rolled out of here and after about 5 miles on the flat we were on the first climb of the day - Col d'Ornon. The sun was shining from a clear blue sky and the views were much clearer as the change in weather seems to have cleared the heat haze of the previous week. The climb was about 7 miles long, but nothing too steep so we were able to keep going quite comfortably before cresting the top at over 4,000ft. We then rolled down into the next valley and went exploring on a small road that had an increasingly bad surface as we laboured up to the village of Le Villard for lunch. Here we found a well surfaced road running back down into the valley about 2 miles further up than the one we took, so at least we had a safer run back down.
I can reliably inform you that cold Croque Monsieur is not the most appetising food, but as it was all we had we didn't dwell on that little known fact. To make today into a circular route would have involved rather a lot of main road riding and as the way we had come was so beautiful as well as nearly traffic free we were happy to retrace our steps (or should that be pedal strokes). The views are completely different when you reverse direction and this time we found a bar at the top that was able to manage 2 cold drinks without a drama. A lovely run down and we were back after 4,500ft of climbing ready for dinner and looking forward to a different set of climbs to tackle after our move tomorrow.k
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