Oh, oh, oh, oh!!!!! What a ride! We decided to do Alpe d’Huez again and this time we went at least 200 metres above the tour finishing line. Views were great and saw an alpine swift up here. After a well deserved beer; we zoomed down the mountain you realise just how far you have climbed on the descent. For some unknown reason we then climbed the other side of the valley to Villard Dr Notre Dame. Only another 1450 metres of climbing! I know my maxim was to follow the Jenny Joseph poem I will wear purple when I grow old but this was ridiculous! However the views were fantastic and we had a glass of beer and waxed lyrically about the views.

David leaves us tomorrow and George and I have one more day cycling here. How about the valley floor George? Will blog once more tomorrow before we drive Cedric back to the ferry!