Not many miles today, but plenty of elevation gain.
I set off from Saint-Benoit as the last rain shower subsides. The sky remains overcast up in the hills, but it looks like it’s going to clear up. The climb is mostly dry. It’s not a particularly tough climb, but the slope is steady and there’s little respite.
I stop several times, at La Plaine des Palmiste to have a coffee and buy a sandwich. Then I stop in the final few hundred meters of the pass to eat it and regain some energy.
A sense of satisfaction upon reaching the Col de Bellevue, 1,606 m. But once the selfie with the sign is taken, I have to put on my rain jacket, and the last few kilometers are done in the rain. I arrive early at my lodging, and the landlady lets me in—they’re not going to leave me out in the rain, after all !