A full Loop

So today we decided it was time for the full loop of the Gorge. We packed up our campsite and drove for and hour to our starting point of Lac Du St Croix. So heading off it started with an initial warm up of 10km of up hill

Above is Lara (aka wife) going up one of the hair pins with the lake in the background. The one thing we had not counted on with this route was the complete and utter lack of flat road. Over the entire 87km of the route there was only 800m or so of flat ground. It was either up or down!
Lara and the Gorge, for those who have not visited, I would thoroughly recommend it. It is and incredibly picturesque place and as a route for cycling brilliant, the down hills are great and the uphills are numbed by the views.
Lara at the bottom of the Gorge cycling through all the cut out rock. One hoped that the engineers got their calculations right!

The final descent was over 20km and and not too steep. it was just a windy road down the valley, it was one of the best I have done on a road bike, catching up with cars and overtaking them as we can corner faster on two wheels.

The view on the descent. If you look very closely you can see Lara on the road on the left hand side (you may need a magnifying glass!)

So once down we have driven back to Gap where we shall stay for a while, not sure what to do with next week yet. We shall discuss our many options whilst having a few beers on the patio.....