Guillestre

I arrived at the hotel wet and cold. Well not too wet. My feet were getting a little damp and my gloves were soaked but the rest of me was okay. My rain gear leaked in the one spot where rain gear always leaks.

About an hour before I arrived, the TomTom GPS touch screen stopped responding. I took it into the hotel and asked where I could buy rice. The hotel clerk reminded me that it was Sunday and the stores were closed. Kindly, she brought a bag of rice from the kitchen. Tomorrow I will see if it will work again. I already have a plan B, the Connected Ride app.

I hung up my gloves to dry and walked into town to explore. I found a fountain, a church, and some shops. What more can you ask for in a little French village? I saw what seemed to be a ruin until I looked closer. There are modern elements to that Old Stone Tower. I think somebody's living there.

Appropriately, they built a fountain dedicated to the man who built the aqueduct that brought the town's water. The plaza is decorated with the "local pink marble." I had to laugh because how many towns have a local marble quarry?Read more