It was hard to leave Beaune but, we did come here for Le Tour so we must go. Next stage is a mountain finish at Station des Rousses. The road starts to change here from rolling farms to narrow mountains. There are an increasing number of sheer cliffs providing a dramatic change of landscape. Rather than follow the route the riders will head we put our trust in the GPS to get us there faster. Part way up the twisty road we realize we are in need of gas. One of the biggest hastles we have encountered on this trip is our credit cards. Every country I have been in on this trip, England, France and Switzerland, are using credit cards with computer chips in them. Gas stations here are greatly unmanned and will only accept cards with chips. We arrive at Champagnole, a good size town in the mountains. I think we hit every gas station in town until we find one with an attendant. Very very lucky considering it's about 8PM. By the way, the daylight lasts till nearly 10PM every day and we eat at about this time most days. Getting to bed before midnight doesn't occur once the entire trip.
After finding fuel and filling up we find a nice little restaurant and sit down to eat. A very nice meal with wine a espresso of course. Maybe that's part of the reason we go to sleep so late, espresso at 10PM. We finish and hit the road finally finding a small pullover about the size of our car on the climb out of Lamoura. Not much curb so less spectators.
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