Woke up to low fog but no rain and blue skies above. Great day to take the cable car up to the top!! We walked to the Aiguille Du Midi…
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Chamonix Mont Blanc – France (Rain)
Chamonix Mont Blanc After passing through the Mont Blanc tunnel yesterday we emerged into heavy rain and low cloud which continues today at EUR 55, to expensive to go back…
Read MoreVaison la Romaine – France
We departed the Park Ridelle Poit Aires parking area near Avignon to join the morning traffic flow. We could hear a metal chinking like chain sound coming from under the…
Read MoreLaudun-L-Ardoise and Avignon – France
We woke up this morning to the sound of tractors delivering trailer loads of grapes to the winery. We called into the ‘Cave des Vignerons’ (cellar door sales) very nice…
Read MoreVers-Pont-du-Gard – France
Vers-Pont-du-Gard Roman Aquaduct Well we managed to leave the Mediterranean resort at 12:30pm and headed along the coast then inland to Montpellier and Nimes. As we got to the outer…
Read MoreMarseillam Plage – France
Well we are still at Marseillam Plage in France. We have enjoyed sitting by the pool, bar, restaurant and beach for 3 days and are reluctant to move on!! But if…
Read MoreMarseillan-Plage France
Well we are still at Marseillan-Plage France, have a campsite on the beachfront. We thought surf was normal when we arrived however we woke up today with clear blue skies and…
Read MoreLa Couvertoirade and Marseillan-Plage France
La Couvertoirade (from web) We left out motorway stopover, which had free internet! at 11am after spending the morning skyping freinds and family in Australia. We crossed the magnificent Millau…
Read MoreFrance- Gramat to Millau Viaduct
Millau Viaduct We were very late leaving Gramat at around 12:45pm as Steven had some work to do. We had an enjoyable afternoon driving 182k through the French country side,…
Read MoreGouffre de Padirac – France
Highlights of today were our visit to the Gouffre de Padirac and the Castelnau-Bretenoux Castle. The Gouffre de Padirac is a huge sinkhole leading into caves and a river flowing…
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