Canyon Ride

We pedalled away from Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, past the stunningly blue Lac de Sainte Croix and saw our first views of the Gorges du Verdun. After the first bit of climbing we met Stéphanie and Jean who were on a bike tour around the Verdun with their children Celeste and Augustin and we swapped notes about the routes we were on, while enjoying lunch together. Claire was thrilled to hold a baby and check out someone else's lunch ;) We continued climbing to La Palud-sur-Verdon, where we were able to fill up our bottles with delicious spring water, eat more ice cream, and then load up with food for a couple of nights at the Chalet de la Maline. Then we set off on the Route des Crêtes - more climbing to stunning view points of the Gorges du Verdun, followed by some pretty serious downhills to the hut.Read more