Walking the gorge du verdun
31. toukokuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Great day hiking in the gorge. Parked the car in the car park and set off to do some of the hike. The total length is 16km and takes around 6 hours, but you have to get a lift back, a bus, or a taxi,Lue lisää
Moustier st. MARIE
1. kesäkuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Visited one of France Beau village today( beautiful village) on one of the hottest days yet. Thought we'd have a relaxing day after last night. Only got 3 hrs sleep as cottage behind had a party tillLue lisää
Sisteron
3. kesäkuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Yesterday, we left gorges du Verdon and travelled around 60 miles to Sisteron. Nice campsite, very quiet site. Overnight, it rained a bit and was cloudy in the morning, but now the sun is out and willLue lisää
Dodging the showers
4. kesäkuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Started off dry, but we know there was a storm coming. We drove to Laragne Monteglin, which we thought sounded nice..... but it wasn't. It's not a tourist place at all. Stayed for morning coffee andLue lisää
Cavaillon
5. kesäkuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Moved campsite today to Cavaillon. There doesn't seem to be any structure to our travels, unsure of where to move on to. We are back near Avignon in an area called Luberon and just outside the town ofLue lisää
Gordes
6. kesäkuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We were woken at 6.30am by chanting, which went on till 8.30am by an Arabic group possibly celebrating a new dawn!!
We decided to cycle to Gordes, which is said to be one of the prettiest villages inLue lisää
Oppede le vieux & Menerbes
7. kesäkuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Well, once in a while, you arrive at a campsite, and all looks good. But last night, it turned into hell!! Early evening and a group of teenagers arrived staying at one of the chalets near us. TheyLue lisää
Roussillon
8. kesäkuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
After a really quiet night with only the sound of the owls, we cycled to Roussillon, which is famous for its Ocre. The town itself is one of the most beautiful villages of France and certainly livedLue lisää
Streets of Lacoste
9. kesäkuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
When you think you have seen the best of the villages, you come across an unassuming one on the map, which turns out to be a real gem.
SCAD is a residential school abroad offering immersion into theLue lisää
Cycle to Apt(not an abbreviation).
11. kesäkuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
It was another beautiful day but very hot at 35c. Stopped at Bonnieux for a drink. Cycled to Apt town in the middle of the Luberon. Along the route, we passed many cherry, olive, and lavender. We didLue lisää
Loumarin
11. kesäkuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Pictures of.Loumarin and the chateau
Oppede le vieux
11. kesäkuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Just had a meal in the small village. Very romantic, well it was for.me, and just climbed up to the church for these evening views with no one around.
Abbaye Senanque & L'isle sur la Sorgue
12.–16. kesäk. 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Very hot day 38c, now maybe we should've stayed in shade on site but we climbed up the mountains through Gordes stopped for drink am then to the Abbey and across to L'isle sur la Sorgue where they hadLue lisää
Saint Remy de Provence
13. kesäkuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Cycled short distance from site to Robion had early drink at lovely restaurant who were starting to set up for lunches at 11am. Taillades next where we saw beautiful castle where they were setting upLue lisää
Fontaine de Vaucluse
14. kesäkuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
We stopped at Lagnes for drink first thing, onto Fontaine de vaucluse. The source of the river is a vast underground network rainwater from snow melt from Mount Ventoux, Vaucluse, the Albion plateau,Lue lisää
Gorges du Tarn
16. kesäkuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Yesterday, we left Provence and travelled 178 miles to Gorges du Tarn. We came here exactly 2 years ago, and it still looks amazing. We are staying on the same site until Sunday.
Today has been aLue lisää
A trip to Millau and Peyre
17. kesäkuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Yesterday was a relaxing day. We did a short cycle ride to the nearest village, Le Rozier ,for coffee and a look round, then came back to spend the rest of the day round the pool.
Today, we drove intoLue lisää
La cite de Pierres
19. kesäkuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Cycled up the long uphill road to the city of stones. We didn't expect much, but we were blown away by the beauty of the structures, which were 170 million yrs shaped from water and wind. The naturalLue lisää
One of those days you dont want to end
20. kesäkuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Lynn was so excited to be going back to La cite de Pierres to walk the routes we didn't do yesterday. The structures were even more amazing. The walk took over 2 hours, and the temperature rose toLue lisää
Lynns flowers
20. kesäkuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
All the flowers were seen on the walk today. I was very excited, as you can imagine. Multitued of varieties of plants are due to the Mediterranean and mountain climates. Now I had to beg John to letLue lisää
Messing about on the river
21. kesäkuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Canoe trip down the river Tarn, 13km over 4 + hours. We hit a rock in some rapids and capsised. Luckily, we didn't lose anything. Lynn had her phone attached to her life jacket which went under withLue lisää
Eastern Languedoc.
22. kesäkuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Arrived within 2 hours to a small site run by an english couple. Great little site lovely and quiet, pool, fresh bread each day, and sun flowers all around in fields, but not open yet. It's still inLue lisää
Cordes sur Ciel
23. kesäkuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Only 20 mins to Cordes from site on very quiet rd no cars, incredible views.
First Medieval Village is one of many in the area to visit. Artists and craftpeople, ancient traditions, stunning.
Albi, une ville magnifique
24. kesäkuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
UNESCO world heritage site. The cathedral saint Cecilia was built between 1282 and 1380 and is the largest brick built cathedral in the world. You can imagine what the brickie said when they wanted itLue lisää
Puycelsi, castelnau de montmiral,Gaillac
25. kesäkuuta 2025, Ranska ⋅ 🌧 24 °C
Temperatures last few days have been very hot. Got in the car. It said 44c. So as much shade as possible, lots of drinks.
Puycelsi stands on a rocky spur overlooking the Vere valley. It is also aLue lisää
