Today was an enforced rest day. The weather saw to that! There was heavy rain for the entire day. It had been in the forecast for a while, so although unwelcome, it was not unexpected.
We had a quiet morning, catching up on writing and tidying up. We also discovered that Garmin have just released new versions of their top end power measuring pedals, cycling GPS head units, and fitness watches. Much discussion ensued about possible future purchases and 'trickle down' existing hardware from father to son!
We went into Bourg d'Oisans for a late lunch, which turned out to be burgers and coffee at 'Les Négociants', the restaurant next to the bike shop. The name, by the way, translates as 'The Merchants'. Needless to say, it was excellent.
We spent the rest of the day at the rather superb museum at the EDF Hydroelectric plant on Lac Verney. It's quite niche, but if you like engineering and a little history, is well worth a visit. It's all free, but you do need photo id to borrow the audio equipment which gives a commentary on each part of the exhibition. We started off using this, but after a while were able to translate most of the information from the displays themselves, which was in French.
We prepared the bikes for tomorrow. If all is well, and the weather holds, Andrew is going to attempt the Lautaret.
We had a leisurely evening, another of Shawn's excellent dinners, and rounded it all off watching Chris Froome fall off his bike twice in quick succession during highlitghts of the day's Vuelta stage.
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