We woke up with sore muscles after Sunday’s ride, but were soon back at it again climbing up to a charming hilltop village named La Berarde.  To get there we had to pass through another charming hilltop village named St.  Christophe – both are discussed in the link above.

I was here in a car years ago and was blown away by the scenery.  Seeing it by bike is beyond words.  There was some pain along the way, as we climbed 3800 feet and covered just over 50 miles from our gite to La Berarde with sustained parts at over 10%.  But the views and the crepes we had at the top were worth it!!

The pictures don’t begin to do this area justice, but the ones below are from the creperie in La Berarde. (No, crepes are not low carb, but these were worth making an exception for!)