Another beautiful, yet pretty much deserted camping location by Putterersee in Austria 
Morning tootle on the bike. Austrian valleys, lakes, churches & castles under brilliant blue skies. Beautiful stuff.
Durrensee: Passed this nice little lake on the way down the valley. Love stumbling across this kind of thing
Candlelight dinner by the twinkling lights of Putterersee - which sadly are barely visible here but we enjoyed 
Entered Austria & heading East towards Lienz. Beautiful views & pretty quite roads make for an enjoyable drive.
Waking up to blue skies by a little stream. Lovely as it is time to say goodbye to the Dolomites. It's been great!
Stunning scenery & brutal gradients. Passes Falzarego, Valparola, Falzarego - again - & Giau. Utter perfection.
Clouds cleared as we were looking for a lunch spot so: beer & pizza in sunshine! Yes, quite big. Yes, ate the lot! 
Cortina d'Ampezzo, what a beautiful place. Would love to ski from here one day, although it does feel very A-list!
Transfer day Views between La Villa & Cortina d'Ampezzo. Limited scope though due to overcast conditions 
Rest day stroll around La Villa - just a few paths & tracks on the edge of the village. Beautiful.
Afternoon ride: Passo Valparola... as you can never ride too many epic passes in a day (before it starts to rain)!
This morning's ride: Sella Ronda (clockwise). 4 passes, 3 of them higher than the Tourmalet. Simply Spectacular!
Afternoon snack: hot chocolate, coffee & apple strudel. Not a bad view either from this coffee shop in La Villa.
Grey day in the Dolomites so little stroll in the village (La Villa) & stumbled across this pretty little church.
Passing a pretty grey Passo Gardena. Spectacular area, can't wait to see it in sunshine - hopefully!
OMG! Forgotten how much the Italians eat with this 1st/2nd dish thing. Absolutely stuffed! More cycling required!
Pre-dinner drinks by Lake Maggiore. I guess there are worse places to sip beer & watch the sunset...
Today's ride: smash fest up Passo del Cuvignone then cruise on shores of lake Maggiore through Laveno. Lovely stuff.
The joys of off-season travel: arrived to a beautiful, but pretty much deserted campsite by Lake Maggiore. Perfect!
Views from the road: N94 West of Montgenevre to be precise. Said goodbye to the sunshine & drove into rain & cloud
Random stop for lunch overlooking Lac de Serre-Poncon. It's not about the destination...
Quick break in Gorges de la Meouge. Think we've been through here before & never stopped but it's a nice spot.
Lunch at one of our fave spots. Farewell to our visitors, it's been... erm... entertaining! See you again soon?
When visitors ask to ride the Tourmalet. Erm, OK, if we must! Social time, so beers at the top. Cheers! 
Big dinner planned later so just need a snack for lunch? OK, pop up the mountain & share some charcuterie. Nom!
When visitors ask to ride Soulor/Aubisque. Erm, OK, if we must! Always spectacular. Even stopped for crepes. Nom!
When visitors ask to ride Hourquette/Aspin. Erm, OK, if we must! Clouds & rainbows but didn't get wet - perfect!
When friends with silly sunnies come to visit... Enjoying glass of wine & couple of pintxos at the local market.
Today's ride: followed a chunk of La Vuelta course. Mostly closed & empty roads in stunning countryside. Awesome!
Lunch at restaurant Euskalduna. 3 courses inc. steak main + wine & coffee for 14E - incredible bargain! Cheers!
Today's ride: thinking of something shorter but too nice a day so ended up here. Ooops Nice end to a big week
Summer lunch at L'Etape du Berger... one of our local ski station restaurants for those not familiar. Lovely day
Today's ride: big col stats (100km/1,800m+ vertical) sans big col. Cruising endless miles of empty roads like this.
Fete Pastoral: beautiful setting slightly tainted by bad organisation. Thanks to jolly friends made it through!
Today's ride: social(ish) spin up 40km climb to Col de Tentes. With a couple of refreshment stops Great day out
Awesome sight this morning: full moon setting just as the sun rises opposite side of the sky. Beautiful.
Apperos: bread, cheese, beer, rillettes & brie. Sat in sunshine looking out to a cloudy horizon. Simple things...
Col d'Aubisque... like I said not long ago: always better on a bike. Perfect day for it too.
Sunset from our neighbour's... erm... lawn Yes, you notice he finally got round to cutting it
Car-free cols day. Perfection! Bonus: Peyragudes airfield open to us! 1800m climbed (& descended) in just 64km - LOL!
Short ride up little hill with a million of my closest friends Tourmalet on TdF day. Absolute insanity! Love it!
First spotted on Hautacam in 2014... authorities bust our inflatable kangaroo for overstaying his visa! #harsh
Vini & Pizze in L'Isle-Jourdain: possibly the best pizza in France! Yum! PS. Please excuse the hungry teenager
Summer in France just isn't complete without a little messing about in a field of sunflowers!
Arvo ice-cream stop as one desert just wasn't enough for some! Lucky someone else got up early to ride their bike!
