martes, 17 de agosto de 2021

Day 2: it's just three brothers (on the way to Montpellier)

 Day two started relatively early, although not as early as our campground neighbors (also biking) who leave camp as it is barely light out. Of course, they probably didn't bike 160 km the day before, but I digress...

The morning starts a bit slow. I (Alfonso) am still quite tired and the heat never really went away fully. As I hope you'll discover by reading this (and me constantly complaining about it) the heat is and will remain the main challenge.

Sergio brought something important besides himself: we know have some sort of hydration mixing powder that will remain key in the coming days. These are the boring parts (the heat and the constant looking for water) but I guess it's what you think of the most when your head is being broiled by the southern France heat.

The way starts relatively cool, something like 28°C, which allows us to make a relatively good distance early. However, we soon start to wonder about where are we going and how to get there. The general consensus is East, of course but recent experiences with the French cycling infrastructure and Google maps apparent disregard for our lives force us to be more strategic. We finally settle on a target: the area around Marseillan, a small town on the coast and the route: follow medium and small departmental roads.


1 comentario:

  1. Upon reading the blog, I Can imagine that August was not a good choice to travel by bike….but anyway an unforgettable experience!

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