Simple minds
12 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
Powerful performance. Cherisse Osei on drums smashed it. Played though till 23:45
Morning after the night before
13 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Pitch up
13 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Set up with the mad French! Over 24hrs to wait!
TdF Stage 15
14 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Tour de France - Plateau de Beille
Pogacar magestic! G chatting on a Sunday afternoon ride with the lads, and Cav suffering. Boy are those guys looking after him!
Back to work on the rest day!
15 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Camping la Chiconette.
15 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Time for a shower (after beer)
Set waiting TdF Stage 16 in a vineyard
16 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Waiting for the tour. Office for the day in a vineyard. Loads of meetings before it arrives!
Flash
16 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Well that was over in a flash.
The end of my tour exploits! Back to working from the campsite before Marie joins me on Saturday (fingers crossed).
Waiting for my washing!
18 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Brushetta Salad?
18 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
It was not what I expected, but it was delicious!
Last nights camping
19 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
A bit sad the camping is almost over, but it will be nice to be able to sit on a toilet!
ViajanteOh they've mostly moved on to normal toilets, but without a seat!
ARLES - Market, lunch and wander!
20 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
Wander through the Market, just in time to buy some veg. Then caesar salad (egg and fried chicken?) Before wandering in the blazing sun.
Wow Arles has a lot. Will be back to do proper tourist things.
Etang de Vacarres
20 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Near our gîtes. Just exploring before I can check in.
Gîte Grenouillet
20 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Home for a week.
Etang du Vacarres (again)
22 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ 🌬 28 °C
Van Gogh day.
22 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ 🌬 27 °C
Great day traipsing round Arles on the Van Gogh trail. Followed by a wonderful meal out. Then this sunset greets us on the way back to the gîtes.
Aigues Mortes
23 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
Amazingly preserved medieval town with pink lakes
ViajanteIn fact, the reason why the salt marshes in Aigues-Mortes (and anywhere else, for that matter) seem to be full of pink water comes down to the food chain. The pink water comes from a pink algae (Duanaliella Salina) which lives in it. This pink algae can exist in just about any kind of natural body of saltwater.
Wildlife
23 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Some wildlife shots including
Carmargue cattle
Cattle Egret
Dragonflies
Ibis
Parc Ornathilogique
25 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Wonderful place, so much to see. Worth a visit
Parc Ornithologique
25 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Taking Marie to the mental hospital.
26 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Today we have visited the mental institution Van Gogh admitted himself to. Still a functioning institution, although I'm sure it's moved with the times.
Van Gogh was here for a year after cutting hisLeia mais
Pont du Gard
27 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Amazing spot. Great value at 9 Euros. Could have spent all day there enjoying splashing in the river.
Very hot climbing to the top. The bull terrier was exhausted!
Le Glasgow 1976
27 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Landed on our feet here. Nice food, although the service was a bit brusque!
Le Cheval Noir, St Etienne
28 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Pleasant and quiet night, particularly for a city centre hotel, but breakfast was dire!
A day in Champagne
29 de julho de 2024, França ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Relaxing day pottering about in the Champagne region.
Views, a few war cemeteries, and a different cave visit. More focus on palaeontology than champagne, although we did still get a glass!