Holiday in France - 19 Col de la Bonette
It was well into the afternoon by the time we started to ascend the Col de la Bonette, at 2715m (8907ft). An extra piece of higher road has been added as a loop around the hill at the top and a signpost says " Col de la Bonette - Restefond, 2802m above sea level, highest road in Europe" which, according to Wikipedia is incorrect, the Col de l'Iseran, the Stelvio Pass and the Col d'Agnel are higher passes as the loop road is not technically part of the pass, but it is the highest asphalted road in France. The weather was fabulous, sunny but with a some white fluffy clouds to add interest to the sky. We were halted on our way by some sheep and goats crossing the road, being led by their guardian dogs with no evidence of human intervention. As we approached the top the cloud cover increased and having got to the loop we parked up and took the short footpath to the very top of the mountain. Cloud was coming and going and as I had the tripod on me I took the ...