Stage 3: Millas to Castelnaudary

Stage 3: Millas to Castelnaudary - From the northern Pyrenees into sunny south of France.

Stage 3: Millas to Castelnaudary – From the northern Pyrenees into sunny south of France.

 

Stage 3 - Elevation

Stage 3 – Elevation

North side of the Pyrenees.

North side of the Pyrenees.

 

 
North side of the Pyrenees in far distance.

North side of the Pyrenees in far distance.

North side of the Pyrenees. The northern winds shows it's force on any plant, barely resisting it.

North side of the Pyrenees. The northern winds shows it’s force on any plant, barely resisting it.

Maury, Pyrénées-Orientales, France

Maury, Pyrénées-Orientales, France

 
Maury, Pyrénées-Orientales, France

Maury, Pyrénées-Orientales, France

Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, France - The Vineyard of Château de Caladroy (D38).

Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, France – The Vineyard of Château de Caladroy (D38).

Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, France - The Vineyard of Château de Caladroy (http://www.caladroy.com/).

Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, France – The Vineyard of Château de Caladroy (http://www.caladroy.com/).

Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, France - The Vineyard of Château de Caladroy (D38).

Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, France – The Vineyard of Château de Caladroy (D38).

Downhill is easy ... and scary - especially if you take pictures ;-)

Downhill is easy … and scary – especially if you take pictures 😉

Lapradelle-Puilaurens, France

Lapradelle-Puilaurens, France

Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, France

Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, France

Lapradelle-Puilaurens, France

Lapradelle-Puilaurens, France

Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes, France

Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes, France

Lapradelle-Puilaurens, France

Lapradelle-Puilaurens, France

Lapradelle-Puilaurens, France

Lapradelle-Puilaurens, France

Quillan, France - Close to many small streams it is a rafting paradise.

Quillan, France – Close to many small streams it is a rafting paradise.

Quillan, France - It's already 11:49am but the clouds are still hanging deap.

Quillan, France – It’s already 11:49am but the clouds are still hanging deap.

St. Martin Lys, France, 8.5 km to Quillan for a lunch break.

St. Martin Lys, France, 8.5 km to Quillan for a lunch break.

 
 
Monumental, spectacular. If you drive here every day you expect it to crash one day.

Monumental, spectacular. If you drive here every day you expect it to crash one day.

 

Quillan, France

Quillan, France

Now 67 km from Quillan to Castelnaudary, about 3 hours to go.

D623 forking off to D15 towards La Cassaigne, about 18km to Castelnaudary.

D623 forking off to D15 towards La Cassaigne, about 18km to Castelnaudary.

 
Villasavary, France

Villasavary, France

 
Hotel de France et Notre Dame, Castelnaudary, France

Hotel de France et Notre Dame, Castelnaudary, France

Quai du Port, Castelnaudary, France

Quai du Port, Castelnaudary, France

 
Market Hall, Castelnaudary, France

Market Hall, Castelnaudary, France

Château de Caladroy (D38)

 

Quai du Port (brücke)

Hotel: Hôtel De France, 2 Avenue Frédéric Mistral, 11400 Castelnaudary, France

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