Time to catch up

I am seem to be running about four days behind with this blog so I am going to whiz through a bit to catch up.
After Il de re I rode to Carcassonne, the ride was pretty boring as it was mostly motorway but it was broken up at one point when I overtook another bike.  I noticed that it then tucked in behind me and kept with me for quite a few miles.  I wasn't going particularly slow and eventually when I needed some fuel I pulled in at a service station and so did the bike.  I was starting think it might be a cop but then the biker took the helmet off and it was a girl.  We got talking and she said that she has family in Bordeaux and she lives in Toulouse so she does that motorway run quite a bit and every now and again she'll follow a bike to ease the boredom.  It just so happened that we both needed fuel at the same time.   After filling up we had a drink and a chat, she had visited the island in 2007 for the centenary TT and so we had a bit to chat about. We then set off again.  I was turning off shortly but she was carrying on.  One thing she did tell me that is worth knowing, if you are on a bike on a peage or toll motorway.  when it is time to pay go to the furthest booth on the right possible and you pay less for being on a bike, definitely handy to know.

Carcassonne was ok the weather was good and the cathedral is very nice but I decided to head to the south coast.  I went to Frejus as I had been there years ago and stayed there until this morning.  I had an early start so I was up at quarter past nine and away for eleven :) which wasn't bad as last night was the earliest I had been to bed whilst I was there and that was one o'clock.   It was actually difficult for me to drag myself away as I'd had a brilliant time, the weather was brilliant and everyone was so friendly but I have wanted to see the Verdon gorge for about twenty years now so I forced myself to get going.