We soldiered up, enjoyed the ride down and then stopped to visit the sanitorium in St. Remy de Provence where Van Gogh lived for a year-- producing 180+ paintings.
That was a nice break, then back on the bikes for 17 km to an olive oil mill for a demonstration and some retail therapy. Our group happily contributed to the cause purchasing olive oil, tapenade and various beauty products made of olive oil. Then we enjoyed a yummy lunch in the olive grove.
After lunch came a decision point-- turn left and head back to the hotel for a 28 mile ride? or turn right to visit the Abbey de Fergoli for a 44 mile ride? We happily sorted ourselves...
Craig with his angels, Edith, Danny and Jill after a long hard day of riding.
The group who did the longer route loved seeing a beautiful abbey on the hillside, and a great ride back to the hotel, 15-25 mph winds notwithstanding.
I will leave it to someone else to describe the petanque...
Oh my Gogh, that's a lot of pedaling!
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