Saone River
Friday, 21 July 2017 to Thursday, 27 July 2017
We went shopping for a weapon of mozzie mass destruction… Adri was not winning this battle on her own, and I’m too timid to join in the fight. Last week we did buy and try those spiral thingies that sits atop this pathetic little aluminium throne and burns only at its own behest, in the process giving off a foul smell. I suspect it works better outside the home but there’s no specific rule to that. Continue reading
Lyon – The River Rhone
Friday, 14 July 2017 to Thursday, 20 July 2017
Today was Bastille day, or the National day of France, with major celebrations across the country. The Bastille Day fireworks celebration in Marseille was blown away by a substantial and sustained wind that blew all day and all night. So we were going to miss watching more than 10,000 rockets exploding over the Old Port on the Mediterranean Sea due to this wind, what a pity! Continue reading
Vieux Port
Friday, 7 July 2017 to Thursday, 13 July 2017
Since my blowout a few weeks back I’ve been searching for new plakkas (sandals) but none of the plentiful pairs that I’ve tried on speaks to me, there’s not even a whisper. So this morning we walked up to the Topy shoe repair shop to see whether my dearly departed could be resurrected. After a prod here and a stretch there the prognosis was positive, they could do something for it. “Combien?” (How much?), I innocently Continue reading
Luberon lavender field
Friday, 30 June 2017 to Thursday, 6 July 2017
Today was as perfect as a day could be… But I digress way too early… It was our last planned full one-day road trip before we had to return our car to its rightful owner on Monday. The weather was a pleasant 25°C as we headed north out of Marseille, and so it would remain for the rest of the day, very comfortable. Continue reading
St. Tropez
La Motte d’Aigues
Friday, 16 June 2017 to Thursday, 22 June 2017
Having arrived in Marseille last night we wanted to sleep in this morning but of course that would have been expensive, we had to move our car by 08:00 or face the wrath of rules and regulations. It was just before 08:00 that we put our Panda into gear and started looking for alternate parking. Continue reading
Gorges de Tarn
Friday, 9 June 2017 to Thursday, 15 June 2017
Still feeling the effects of the long drive during the last two days from Sète to Sète via Cadaques I did not become fully conscious much before 10:00 this morning. Who would have thought!
We worked most of the day and it was late afternoon when we dragged our still weary bodies up the road to the copy shop. Continue reading
Marseillan Plage – Avenue de la Mediterrenèe
Friday, 26 May 2017 to Thursday, 1 June 2017
It was just before 09:00 that I started working on the blog with my trusty friend at my side to keep me awake and willing. Adri was still fast asleep, she read into the early hours of the morning so I let her be. There was to be no yoga, only a big breakfast, I needed all the sustenance I could muster for the task ahead. I blogged and I blogged and finally published at 16:30, and yup, it was time for a reward, time for a beer. Continue reading
Cap d’Agde
Friday, 19 May 2017 to Thursday, 25 May 2017
Our travelling plans for the next few months were now slowly starting to take shape. We will be in Sète until mid June; the month thereafter will be spent in Marseille where after Lyon is lurking beyond that, where we will be until mid August.
Now many may question our reasoning for going to Marseille because, apparently, you either love or loathe it, but most people Continue reading
Pèzenas
Friday, 12 May 2017 to Thursday, 18 May 2017
I was watching rugby this morning when my mind wandered back to those EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) progress meetings I used to have in my office every Friday morning between 10:00 and 11:00. These meetings became known within the organisation as the roompoffertjie (cream puff or cream pie) meetings, but let me explain. Continue reading