At last I emerged on the flat plateau and reached the signpost which was as far along the GR 51 as I had come on my previous walk. On that occasion I had continued on to the summit of Cap Gros, which though close by is not on the GR, but this time I simply sat down in another shady spot and had a second lunch before heading straight back down to the col.

Signposts on the GR 51 near the summit of Cap Gros