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flamingo at la Camargue, the giant flat delta of the river Rhone
 

Sharon on a dike between two lakes: Etang du Fangassier + Etang de Galabert
-- tracks from mountain bikes on a previous (wetter) day
 

alongside the paved road in the Camargue
 

flamingoes on the Etang de Vaccares lake in the Camargue
 

flying by the paved road along the east side of the Etang de Vaccares lake
 

Ken skating up Mont Ventoux, highest peak in western Provence --
 famous climb for bike racers and other folks looking for a challenge.
   

a rolling catalog of flaws: 100mm wheels on a climb, two heel-brakes, toe-pushing, loose
cuff straps, insufficient knee bend, no knee + elbow pads:  Do not try any of this stuff.
 

around Mt Ste Victoire -- dog by the road between Puyloubier + Pourrieres
 

Montagne Sainte Victoire, famously painted by Paul Cezanne,
east from Aix-en-Provence. We rode a loop around it that day.
 

Aix-en-Provence where we walked and rode our bike