We're going back to France this year to cover some things that we would have done had we thought about checking things out ahead of time when we went in 2006. The Ventoux thing I coulda done, several of the other rides we'll be doing out of Bourg d'Oisans in the 1st full week we could have done. That's okay, though. Gave us an excuse to go back. Thankfully, my ultra hip boss, Kurt Schmal, gave me the extra week.
Originally we'd thought about 2.5-3 weeks and just doing Italy. We figured that, since we'd be in the area, we ought to see France again. So we asked and our superiors said "okay". Well, then. Off we go.
Here's some history of Mt. Ventoux. It used to be forested until it was, well, de-forested by a bunch o' shipbuilders: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt._Ventoux It's legend grew when Englishman Tom Simpson died on its slopes in the 1967 Tour de France.
Because I can't think of what else to include here, this is a link to our Bedoin digs for Saturday and Sunday nights: http://www.hotel-des-pins.fr/eng/accueil.htm
Leaving in two days.
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