Le Grau du Roi

As we rode out of Saint Gilles the sun wasn’t yet up and all the street lights were still on. I liked their reflected light on the water

Today we wanted to reach the sea at Le Grau-du-Roi, only 44kms away so we would be left with one more day of 55kms into Sète on Wednesday

Once again on quiet country lanes, this water tower is home to a Stork family. Just prior to this a wild pig ran out on the road straight at me. I don’t know who got the bigger fright but he took of into the scrub again squealing

At Galicien we turned on to a bike road that ran for 12kms in to Aigues-Mortes. That’s a long reach digger dredging the canal into a barge

3 kms out this Fort guarded the only road in to Aigues-Mortes. Built around the 13th century. The view from the top was great

It’s a very busy and vibrant city still ! Several old hotels I looked at but not far enough along our way

We like to swap stories with other touring cyclists. These 2 are from Québec

Aigues-Mortes was once Frances only major port and during the Crusades the Christian armies ( Crusaders )would leave from here to sail to Jerusalem. ( without much success I must say. )They would be proud of their rugby team today as they once again won the super rugby competition

The seaward side of the city. The port was right up here in those days

The Mediterranean at last. That felt good .

Le Grau-du-Roi was jam packed with tourists and we were lucky to get a hotel. It’s still hot but only 33 degrees today. I was dry by the time I walked off the beach and slipped my clothes on.

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