Thursday, 18 October 2012

Day 30. Of light and air


Another lovely ride through Haute Province with some rather dramatic misty effects in the mountain valley and some highly scenic stone arches further down towards my goal: Cipieres. 

Early morning light on the D2 somewhere near Valderoure. 

I knew there was a reason why I brought my camera. 

You can see why they've apparently used this road in various Bond movies. 

I've come to catch up with Pam RR, a friend from university days. She has lived in these parts for over 20 years and I can see why. The area reminds me strongly of north Wales and quite a few north Waleans and expats are drawn to the area, many working in Sophia Antipolis, the local equivalent of Silicon Valley.  

Greolieres from the air

Apart from being a gorgeous little Roman hill town (opposite equally lovely Greolieres) Cipieres is within 30mins of a local skiing area, 40mins of Nice, has some lovely GR walking routes,  off-road biking and, thanks to Marcus, the chance to go paragliding! 









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