Nîmes

We were up early to pack, have breakfast, vacate our rooms and start to farewell our fellow passengers. Some were staying in Aigues-Mortes, some were flying home to Canada and Australia, and others were off to other parts of France and Europe. We had a car service booked to pick us up at 11am, as did many others, so a number of us decided to head back into town for a coffee and one more look around. The old walled city was just starting to come to life after the celebrations from the night before, but I must say the streets had already been washed down and the place looked pretty clean. We found a place to have a coffee and then we found a store to buy some of the famous Camargue salt.

It is always bitter sweet when a tour ends and everyone goes their separate way. We exchanged details with a number of people, and arranged for Monique and Joanne to meet us in Nîmes for lunch on the following Monday.

Our driver arrived on time and it was a quick 40 minute drive. Patrice, our host, had been in contact and was happy for us to have early access to the apartment. He greeted us and showed us to our home for the next three days. The apartment was magnificent and it is located in the heart of the old town. Once Patrice had given us instructions on how everything worked, he recommended a local restaurant called Limprev’ (which was literally around the corner), for lunch, and it was really good.

We chose a local wine and I had a scallop and chorizo risotto and Ian had a veal chop. We were both very happy with our choices. In fact, I think the risotto was one of the best I have ever had. After lunch we wandered around for a little while, checking out the neighbourhood. We found a lovely clean laundromat close by, so we caught up on our washing, which had piled up during the week on the barge. We then went to the supermarket to get some supplies and had a quiet night in, catching up on writing up my blog and appreciating the artwork which was everywhere in the apartment. Tomorrow promised to be a better day weather wise.Les mer