Heading SE, the little convoy of a yellow and a blue Landy set off in the direction of Marseilles. It was a perla day, with extraordinarily high spirits having Boudie back on the road, Bronnie gleefully at the wheel.
En route we traversed the new Millau Viaduct over the scenic Millau Valley – stopped for photo opportunities and coffee – an unbelievable piece of engineering and stunning scenery.
The day got hotter and hotter, but Boudie proudly strutted her stuff as they headed up and down windy passes, past chateaux and treasured chapelles, crossing the little Rhone and the ‘big’ Rhone rivers past some truly picturesque French villages and vineyards.
A yummy, cool, crunchy chicken salad was enjoyed at a large fruit & veg farm stall located at a barren cross roads, whilst the temperature continued to rise.
Overnight at a very crowded French campsite (Les Cigales a Cassis), on the seriously magnificent Cote d’ Azure, above the village of Cassis – recommended to all who travel to the south of France, and worthy of a repeat visit allowing more time to walk the white cliffs, loll in the cool, clean Mediterranean, possibly kayak and sample more sensational Provence fare in colourful, narrow streets. It was unanimously agreed that we could so get used to this life style.
Day 15: Saturday 4 September 2010 – Rodez, Layoule becomes a workshop
An early start to the day saw the boys restoring Boudie back to her former happy, healthy self. Much grease, banging and screwing in of floor boards, then cleaning of grease and remnant signs of Boudie’s recent ‘surgery’.
Bronnie watched on whilst staying busy, before announcing a serious bout of ‘camp fever’, resulting in the team wandering down to the river around 17h00 in the heat of the afternoon, where they watched families and children enjoying a family fun festival on the river and grass – it was so great to see kids playing kids games and laughing, more especially as the teenagers were running the show! Martin walked off to a bar he found on previous walk about 2ks away – to find it ‘ferme’ so had to walk back to camp.
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