Today we spent A LOT of time in the car driving from the Pyrenees to Provence so it was definitely a rest day. Yesterday was an unplanned rest day, as we had to drive in to Pau to find a FedEx office to ship some bike boxes, and that turned into an all day affair. The good news is we’ve had 2 days to rest up for the toughest climb yet – Mont Ventoux, the Giant of Provence, http://www.veloventoux.com/?c=montVentoux.

I managed to climb it last year in spite of an upset stomach and bad weather.  I’m hoping for a better ride this year!

The reward for making it to the top will be the mountains of delicious hard candy they sell at the summit. Certainly not ketogenic, but I will splurge a little on it…it’s just too good not to!

So this is a short post so I can get some sleep to meet The Giant tomorrow morning. Bon nuit!