Tales from the Damp Side: November 2012

Monday, November 12, 2012

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It's taken me so long to finish our France posts that I've run into Thanksgiving. I'm supposed to be working, and was going to take just a minute out of my workday to online order our turkey from New Seasons, our everything-is-organic-or-local-or-fresh-or-old-or-new-or something really cool...and did I say "local" supermarket. But nothing that's local and fresh and/or organic or...is ever easy. Here's the list of possible turkey options I was presented with when I decided to hop online for just a minute to order the turkey. I guess I'm going to have to think about it. So much for getting something done.

oddly, they all look the same

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Hardest Damn Ride Ever.

Back to La Grave

After Col Agnel we hightailed it back to La Grave for our last few days of riding. The next day it rained, the only bad weather on the entire trip. We borrowed umbrellas from the hotel and tried to entertain ourselves. Personally, I was happy for another day of rest for my legs.

Ride #9: Col du Sabot
Chris and Ellen: 27 miles, 4,977 feet climbed

The next day the sun came out but it was still a little chilly in the mid-50's. Comfortable for climbing but cold at the top and colder still going downhill. Today's ride selection was Col du Sabot. C.d.S is hands-down the hardest ride I have ever done. Harder than Tour of the Lost Coast. Harder than the Alp d'Huez, which we would ride the following day. Harder than any of the other rides we did on this trip, including that first ride when I managed to get lost in the Alps for a few hours. But the scenery was beautiful and we had the route to ourselves.