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0640 on Friday 25 June
Bruce & Diana had a very full day yesterday.
We set out to explore the lavender growing areas of Provence. As has already been said the season is late this year but we had our fingers crossed to see more.
We ended up doing 190 km's through the Apt, Sault and Gordes areas including the famous Cistercian Abbey. lovely countryside, windy roads, ultra small villages and plenty of lavender fields but not in full bloom!! Also saw miles and miles of grapes as well as cherries, apples and pears.
Heaps of cyclists around because apparently Mt Ventoux is a cyclists heaven! heaven if you want lots of hills that is!
Trivia: A "group" of old MG's and an Austin Healy, Sat next to a Swiss couple at lunch in Sault who had a little English. They were from Basel and in France for a few days break - 6 hours drive to Provence. Loved there wine. He said that when he was young he had a ticket to come to NZ to emigrate BUT then met his wife so tore up the ticket.
Gretel the GPS was mainly good to us but did end up in one village on a wrong turn that had the wing mirrors almost touching the walls.
Weather was good to us and in fact was up to 35 outside in Gordes as we left there at 1800.
A good day but a bit longer than we thought at 9 hours so had dinner at our place and got ready for our departure today to Narbonne to rejoin Fred and Olwyn. Missed the NZ Paraguay game but saw so much more.
Weather looks like it will be good again today so a last explore of St Remy/Glanum before we leave town.
We have loved our accommodation at Les Sources and special thanks to Allan and Elizabeth Edie for putting us on to it. Avern the manager says that they love NZers and have them coming though all the time. They are full right now including 4 NZ families. Pool still too cold to tempt us yet but it was all so good that we would like to come back.
Au Revoir for today