Chalabre and beyond

Today saw me out after the obligatory visit to the Monday morning market in Mirepoix and before lunch. The wind was still there but more of a crosswind on my route today, down to Chalabre and then on through to La Bastide sur l'Hers (where we had viewed a huge but decrepit town house back in 2007). From there it was the short climb up and over to Larouque d'Olmes. On that stretch I felt like a rider from the 1950's as they were resurfacing the road and it was at the gravel stage. Any moment I expected to be confronted by a flat but my luck was in. From there I was buffeted by the crosswind all the way back to Mirepoix and a welcome lunch outside.