Le Grand Canyon du Verdon – Avignon, France (camping grand canyon france, le grand canion)

A TripAdvisor™ TripWow video of a travel blog to Avignon, France by TravelPod blogger Rbruce. See this TripWow and more at tripwow.tripadvisor.com Le Grand Canyon du Verdon “So after blowing my time and money budget in so many ways during my stay in Andalusia, I was anxious to get back into cycling mode and start stealth camping again. I caught a train north to a town called Xativa, about a day south of Valencia. From here I bombed it up to and through Barcelona and along the stretch dubbed ‘La Costa Brava’. The Costa Brava was an absolutely spectacular stretch. It is the rocky coastline of the East Pyranees which separate Spain from France. Challenging riding…up and over headlands and down into canyons but man, was it worth it. This stretch is a cyclists wet dream. Sinuous coastal highway wrapping around rocky promontories, pine forest, mountainous backdrop, picture perfect Spanish towns tucked into tight canyons and magnificent sea vistas. I met an interesting fellow cycle tourist on this stretch. I passed by him walking his bike into town and wondered what his deal was. He caught up with me as I sat drinking a coke outside the gas station. We struck up a conversation. He’s towing a massive wooden homemade trailor behind him. Says he only does 20 km a day because he has to walk it all. I ask him if his bike is broken. He says no, it works fine, but he has to walk otherwise his goat can’t keep up. He’s headed to France. With his goat. Why France?, I ask. Why not? He …