The Heavens Wept
Day 30, 03. July Saturday For breakfast I took a quick ride to the artisan boulangerie around the corner. Oh, yum, the best bread and treats yet! And the pastry selection looked divine – I held myself back. It started … Read More
Day 30, 03. July Saturday For breakfast I took a quick ride to the artisan boulangerie around the corner. Oh, yum, the best bread and treats yet! And the pastry selection looked divine – I held myself back. It started … Read More
Day 29, 02. July Friday We hit the road at 11, heading roughly northeast towards the town of Crest, where lavender fields were supposedly abundant. In 45 minutes we reached Crest where we were both expecting to see the fabled … Read More
Day 28, 01. July Thursday Aarrgh, the alarm went off at 7:45 and we got ourselves ready for the first event of the day. I made breakfast as Werner got the bikes down and ready (put in the batteries and … Read More
Day 5, 08 June, Tuesday About an hour ago as I dipped into the pool, I finally had the feeling that vacation has begun. At 3:30 we arrived at our very lovely campground. It’s located 500 meters from the Rhone, … Read More
Day 4, 07.06, Monday It’s vacation, so sleeping in and having a relaxing morning are part of the routine. We had a leisurely morning, breakfasting on fresh croissants and baguette, then slowly got the bikes ready for our chosen outing … Read More
Day 3, Sunday, 06.06 Thankfully we had thought to pick up a baguette and croissants in Lyon, so we could celebrate our first French-style breakfast. Not quite fresh, but still it’s hard to beat baguette and butter with some of … Read More
Day 2, 05. June Happily, we discovered that our RV bed is very comfortable! This morning was about getting into our routines for the month – how to dance around each other in the small space, how many scoops of … Read More