Last Big Climbing Day

 Today was a beautiful day so we succumbed to the climbing gods and set off on our last big climbing day. The modest mileage (25 miles) meant the elevation gain per mile was in the higher range. 

Started out to Beynac for the last view of the castle. The route around the back is longer but avoided any double digit grades. 

Back in town we wanted a photo of the restaurant we enjoyed our first meal out with the group. Will definitely be on the "A" list for next year. 

Kim could not resist a photo of the pink (aka rose colored) bike. Maybe next year we will come through when the coffee place is open. 

One last selfie to add to our extensive collection of cycling selfies. We think we finally figured how to use the timer so we can position the camera without having a finger on the shutter button. I guess an old dog does more than just get old. 

We have passed the birds numerous times on our way to and from La Roque. This being our final pass this year we got the photo she has been lusting over all these times. 

We headed past Montfort to climb the last hill before Carsac. Aside from the standard route along the velo greenway we opted for a deviation from the deviation to get back to the 703. A few more up and overs almost did us in. Once back in the flats we cruised toward La Roque for our morning coffee. Kim was hallucinating about some vanilla ice cream in place of the traditional coffee and pastry. Since it was already past 1 PM a morning coffee would not have been a morning coffee so this digression was within reason. Regardless of the time I stuck with a coffee and morning pastry - even though morning had come and gone.