August 24th Loudenvielle

With an early departure and as usual a steep (very) uphill for 2 hours, thankfully mostly in the shade.
It was a very hot once in the sun even at 9.30. Then I could see Loudenvielle 2000'  below.
With these big height differences this area is very popular with paraglyders.
I stopped a few times in the shade on the way down.
As I reached the outskirts of Loudenvielle there was a campsite. It was midday but the steep climb out of the valley was not going to happen in the heat of the day.
During the afternoon I decided I was going to stay for a few days until the weather cooled down a bit.