Castres to Narbonne

I can't say I enjoyed the crappy, loud disco music we could hear until 1am but it did bring back memories of teenage holidays and campsite boites!

The bike ride started with more bumpy cobbles through the centre of Castres

This was followed by a lovely flat ride along a voie verte (cycle path)

I could see the Black mountains and knew the climb was coming!

It was a fabulous climb - 1071 feet in 3.9 miles - shaded, deserted and beautiful

The view from the top was pretty good too

The descent was good too, next to a gorge and past beautiful villages

I decided Bob and I needed a few more calories today so we stopped for a poire belle helene- yum

The scenery is definitely more Mediterranean now

I managed to get well and truly lost trying to find my way around the outskirts of Narbonne, so my total mileage was 72.1 miles with 3448 ft of climbing.

Sadly the campsite is typical of this area so not our most scenic stay

But the knackered tree trunks have made it to the Mediterranean :)