A Long Day to Gap, FR 🇫🇷🚴🚴‍♀️

6:04 / 73 miles / 4600 ft. We knew I had a long day ahead so we set the alarm for 7 AM, and were on the road with Mélanie leading us out of Manosque a bit after 8 AM. Olive trees, vineyards, and harvested lavender fields were replaced with apple and pear orchards, large, drying sunflower fields, and an occasional cornfield. With the irrigation of the orchards, we could feel the moisture level changing. Also, as we are approaching the mountains, the air is smelling better and it is a bit cooler. In the morning we had a nice little break, where a couple was singing some old time French tunes karaoke style in the town center. Lisa bought a lavender essential oil. We sat for a while and enjoyed a drinkable yogurt and a few snacks . Then our keeping our break short we pushed onward. Sisteron, FR is a beautiful town with a citadel high on the rocks and a picturesque rock mountain across the river where we could see people climbing on the steep vertical face. We had one more nice little stop at a roadside oasis and enjoyed some crisp ravioli and tourtons with various fillings such as, spinach, potato, and cheese. The owner was super excited to talk with us and treated us to a couple of free apples and a free coffee for each of us. We arrived in Gap to nicely decorated streets from the Tour de France, and stopped for a cold beverage at a small bicycle shop. After enjoying our beverages, we found out we were less than one block away from our Airbnb. We got checked in, cleaned up, secured groceries for breakfast, and then took a walk near the cathedral. Lucky we decided to take a stroll because we found a delicious pizza restaurant near the city center, and Lisa and I shared a pizza and a beer. After our dinner, we walk back to the cathedral and they had it lit up with some nice green LED lighting. A perfect day and evening! 🥰 (Had some good tailwind today. 😀)Read more