Travel Journal

We arrive in Nolay on the night of the annual festival in the open market hall in the centre of the village. check out our website http://leveretcroft.com⠀ ⠀ #travel #traveljournal #travelblog #france #mountains #mountaineering #climbing #alps #hiking #trekking #motorbike #motorcycle #bmw #R100RS #dirtroad #yonne #coldizoard #coldiseran #forclaz #adventure #exploration #beaume #chamonix #camping #argentiere #courmayer #Queyras #L'Eychaillon⠀ (at Nolay, Bourgogne, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/BovsEknjbhl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10h9mw5epjgfq

Writing my journal in a roadside cafe. check out our website http://leveretcroft.com⠀ ⠀ #travel #traveljournal #travelblog #france #mountains #mountaineering #climbing #alps #hiking #trekking #motorbike #motorcycle #bmw #R100RS #dirtroad #yonne #coldizoard #coldiseran #forclaz #adventure #exploration #beaume #chamonix #camping #argentiere #courmayer #Queyras #L'Eychaillon⠀ (at French Alps) https://www.instagram.com/p/BouNFaEjRKK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lgrw5t6veuul

check out our website http://leveretcroft.com⠀ ⠀ #travel #traveljournal #travelblog #france #mountains #mountaineering #climbing #alps #hiking #trekking #motorbike #motorcycle #bmw #R100RS #dirtroad #yonne #coldizoard #coldiseran #forclaz #adventure #exploration #beaume #chamonix #camping #argentiere #courmayer #Queyras #L'Eychaillon⠀ (at Parc National des Ecrins) https://www.instagram.com/p/BotA71vDSGj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jki04a7quu94

We motor to Ailefroide and pitch camp below the Barre des Ecrins 4102m in the Ecrins National Park and go for a hike. check out our website http://leveretcroft.com⠀ ⠀ #travel #traveljournal #travelblog #france #mountains #mountaineering #climbing #alps #hiking #trekking #motorbike #motorcycle #bmw #R100RS #dirtroad #yonne #coldizoard #coldiseran #forclaz #adventure #exploration #beaume #chamonix #camping #argentiere #courmayer #Queyras #L'Eychaillon⠀ (at Parc national des Ecrins) https://www.instagram.com/p/BorvT0bjGub/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2et7do7p5lg7

Chateau Fort-Queyras seen from above. check out our website http://leveretcroft.com⠀ ⠀ #travel #traveljournal #travelblog #france #mountains #mountaineering #climbing #alps #hiking #trekking #motorbike #motorcycle #bmw #R100RS #dirtroad #yonne #coldizoard #coldiseran #forclaz #adventure #exploration #beaume #chamonix #camping #argentiere #courmayer #Queyras #L'Eychaillon⠀ (at Château-Queyras, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoqZRT6D3WR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1p2r4gnyu6m5a

A village in the Queyras. check out our website http://leveretcroft.com⠀ ⠀ #travel #traveljournal #travelblog #france #mountains #mountaineering #climbing #alps #hiking #trekking #motorbike #motorcycle #bmw #R100RS #dirtroad #yonne #coldizoard #coldiseran #forclaz #adventure #exploration #beaume #chamonix #camping #argentiere #courmayer #Queyras #L'Eychaillon⠀ (at Parc naturel régional du Queyras) https://www.instagram.com/p/BopJovYjj0n/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18vhqrnk5meta

We take a break. two hours is about the right stint on the bike. check out our website http://leveretcroft.com⠀ ⠀ #travel #traveljournal #travelblog #france #mountains #mountaineering #climbing #alps #hiking #trekking #motorbike #motorcycle #bmw #R100RS #dirtroad #yonne #coldizoard #coldiseran #forclaz #adventure #exploration #beaume #chamonix #camping #argentiere #courmayer #Queyras #L'Eychaillon⠀ (at Parc national des Ecrins) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bon73GvDNH7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=p1xrv4rexxj5

It was tricky riding the steep stoney track and I still hadn't mastered the art of using the back brake. check out our website http://leveretcroft.com⠀ ⠀ #travel #traveljournal #travelblog #france #mountains #mountaineering #climbing #alps #hiking #trekking #motorbike #motorcycle #bmw #R100RS #dirtroad #yonne #coldizoard #coldiseran #forclaz #adventure #exploration #beaume #chamonix #camping #argentiere #courmayer #Queyras #L'Eychaillon⠀ (at Parc naturel régional du Queyras) https://www.instagram.com/p/BolXO8njBRK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1c0j5hcwgr0se

We load the motorbike and start back down the mountain to the paved road at Brunissard. check out our website http://leveretcroft.com⠀ ⠀ #travel #traveljournal #travelblog #france #mountains #mountaineering #climbing #alps #hiking #trekking #motorbike #motorcycle #bmw #R100RS #dirtroad #yonne #coldizoard #coldiseran #forclaz #adventure #exploration #beaume #chamonix #camping #argentiere #courmayer #Queyras #L'Eychaillon⠀ (at Parc naturel régional du Queyras) https://www.instagram.com/p/BolXDu9jANd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1uii5om5hnlnh

How seriously the French take their food. In the mountain's meals follow a familiar pattern: vegetable soup, potato and leek for example, followed by a main course of vegetable stew or sausage, rice and bacon, followed by a salad then cheese of the region, and finally tart or sweet. check out our website http://leveretcroft.com⠀ ⠀ #travel #traveljournal #travelblog #france #mountains #mountaineering #climbing #alps #hiking #trekking #motorbike #motorcycle #bmw #R100RS #dirtroad #yonne #coldizoard #coldiseran #forclaz #adventure #exploration #beaume #chamonix #camping #argentiere #courmayer #Queyras #L'Eychaillon⠀ ⠀ (at Parc naturel régional du Queyras) https://www.instagram.com/p/Boj8MmzHnkk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=d77uj2dqc978

"Fustes" or wooden houses, now rare , are still found in the Queyras. There would be a stable and living area on the ground floor ing the "fuste" or hayloft was on the 1st floor, built from larch wood, with plenty of ventilation to allow the hay to dry. check out our website http://leveretcroft.com⠀ ⠀ #travel #traveljournal #travelblog #france #mountains #mountaineering #climbing #alps #hiking #trekking #motorbike #motorcycle #bmw #R100RS #dirtroad #yonne #coldizoard #coldiseran #forclaz #adventure #exploration #beaume #chamonix #camping #argentiere #courmayer #Queyras #L'Eychaillon⠀ (at Parc naturel régional du Queyras) https://www.instagram.com/p/Boinx1YH1Zb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1n51h1lwbpuaa

The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of the last ones to be opened to tourism and is relatively unspoilt. It was isolated for many centuries, and could not be reached throughout the year until 1855 check out our website http://leveretcroft.com⠀ ⠀ #travel #traveljournal #travelblog #france #mountains #mountaineering #climbing #alps #hiking #trekking #motorbike #motorcycle #bmw #R100RS #dirtroad #yonne #coldizoard #coldiseran #forclaz #adventure #exploration #beaume #chamonix #camping #argentiere #courmayer #Queyras #L'Eychaillon⠀ ⠀ (at Parc naturel régional du Queyras) https://www.instagram.com/p/BohWUB3nwu8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=p7mt2d8wcwnp

We walked from L'Eychaillon to Souliers by way of the Crete de Combe la Roche crossing the road at La Draye and climbing to the Gite de Souliers. ` (at Queyras) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoV1mG6DxGH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ovfnnm7kzur1

Breakfast at Chalet L'Eychaillon. check out our website http://leveretcroft.com⠀ ⠀ #travel #traveljournal #travelblog #france #mountains #mountaineering #climbing #alps #hiking #trekking #motorbike #motorcycle #bmw #R100RS #dirtroad #yonne #coldizoard #coldiseran #forclaz #adventure #exploration #beaume #chamonix #camping #argentiere #courmayer #Queyras #L'Eychaillon⠀ (at Brunissard, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoU36VsjPGG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=bkf6zr0lswyi

We spend the night here and leave to bike before setting off on our four day walk in the Queyras Park. check out our website http://leveretcroft.com⠀ ⠀ #travel #traveljournal #travelblog #france #mountains #mountaineering #climbing #alps #hiking #trekking #motorbike #motorcycle #bmw #R100RS #dirtroad #yonne #coldizoard #coldiseran #forclaz #adventure #exploration #beaume #chamonix #camping #argentiere #courmayer⠀ (at Brunissard, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoTco15jc5L/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2d5bscrlggyk

Chalets L'Eychaillon in the Queyras. check out our website http://leveretcroft.com⠀ ⠀ #travel #traveljournal #travelblog #france #mountains #mountaineering #climbing #alps #hiking #trekking #motorbike #motorcycle #bmw #R100RS #dirtroad #yonne #coldizoard #coldiseran #forclaz #adventure #exploration #beaume #chamonix #camping #argentiere #courmayer #Queyras #L'Eychaillon⠀ (at Brunissard, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoSFL7sjhxi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11x7k1j3x5e5n

We reach Brunnissard and meet a young man in a cafe who invites us to stay at his father's chalet in the mountains before beginning our walk in the park. check out our website http://leveretcroft.com⠀ ⠀ #travel #traveljournal #travelblog #france #mountains #mountaineering #climbing #alps #hiking #trekking #motorbike #motorcycle #bmw #R100RS #dirtroad #yonne #coldizoard #coldiseran #forclaz #adventure #exploration #beaume #chamonix #camping #argentiere #courmayer⠀ (at Brunissard) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoPdsl_Dv2V/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=h968a39gp6kf