Into the Camargue

Day 19 Arles to Aigues Mortes

It really was a day of two halves. The morning rainy and humid in a proper vehicle (British Land Rover) with Isabelle on safari and the afternoon sunny and windy into a fantastically well preserved Medieval walled city in the afternoon. 

Isabelle showed us what we wanted to see - flamingoes, white horses, Bulls and rice. It's a beautiful area but more managed than we thought. The pictures speak for themselves. 

We learned all about the bull racing and how they lived wild out in the fields on the edge of the marsh. More of those later. 

We had lunch in Arles 

then back on the bikes which should have been a quick easy ride on to the coast BUT there was a headwind and we had to stop for a drink and buy some Saucissons of those Bulls. 

Arriving in Aigue Mortes we knew that Verity's idea of coming to the Camargue had been an inspired one. 

We found another small friendly hotel just outside the walls and enjoyed dinner in the walled city. 

Km cycled 45. Metres climbed -15.