A wet day in the mountains

Today was supposed to be cloudy with a slight chance of rain, with heavier rain forecast for Thursday, so we decided to travel from Bort les Orgues directly to Murat, a trip we had planned to complete in two days.



The day started off cold but dry and we visited some small villages along the way.



Unfortunately it started to rain when we were climbing the long ascents up to the high plains and with strong side winds it felt dangerous at times, particularly on the long downhill sections. If it wasn't for an opportune stop to get warm with double helpings of hot chocolate I don't think I would have made it to Murat. The last climb was to over 1200m before a nice ride down into town.



We ended the day in a lovely, warm restaurant that specialised in crepes and I tried a local aperitif based on gentians before the meal.


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Location:Avenue du Docteur Louis Mallet,Murat,France