Day 11 Roquebrune to Cannes

Lots of trepidation this morning wondering how we were going to cycle to Cannes.  Google maps was recommending going back onto the busy main rad we had ended up on yesterday then going away inland through the hills.  The coastal road was shown as a red main road on our map so didn't look too appealing.  We were considering taking the train, but then I found a blog suggesting that the coastal route was fine for bikes.  We asked for advice at the campsite reception, they just looked at us as if we were daft and suggested the coastal route should be OK.

So off we set, the road out of Roquebrune was good with a reasonable cycle lane, we then fought our way through busy traffic through Frejus.  However when we eventually got onto the coastal road, the Corniche d'Esteral (sounds posh eh?!) it was breathtaking scenery all the way with only moderate traffic but plenty of hills

We're now sitting just outside Cannes with millions of pounds worth of boats lying in the harbour and private jets buzzing in and out of the local aerodrome.

We cycled about 33 miles and 2500ft of climbing today http://www.strava.com/routes/928662