On the Road Again!

Flickr photo album I've uploaded a few pix to the flickr "set".

Superb start to the day. Yesterday's rain continued during the night and into the morning. After breakfast with accompaniment from Take That on cd we squeezed out of the parking garage. It was easier than I thought but the flooring of damp slippery cobbles would have defeated two wheels!  Even four wheels slipped and slid.  Once on the A31 the rain began in earnest, with spray on some sections demonstrating that maybe the French need to change their road surface to something like we have in the north that allows water run off! Our first stop was just north of Lyon for a pee and coffee. And still it rained. It was as we approached the Valence turn off it began to dry up and the sun made it's appearance. Just off the A7 we stopped for petroleum. With about 340 miles since the last fill-up I had to put in 38.86 litres at 39.72mpg. The best yet. Our first main stop was at la Garde-Adhémar, one on the Plus Beaux Villages. It was very scenic perched high on a hill top. The medicinal...

New blog for this trip to France . Seemed like a good idea!!   Later changed to:  http://devalltravel.blogspot.com/search/label/orange

Why not? We wanted a trip to France where we might get a chance to see the sun.  Last year we "did" lower Normandy and to he honest the weather was superb most of the time. At one point near Disney Europe we had 40 deg. on the temperature gauge in the CC. Previous years in northern France haven't always been that marvelous. So we decided it should be Provence this year. Provence is quite a long way, so maybe just the top?  Orange looks to have a few Roman antiquities and Avignon is nearby. So Destination Orange is born. The method of travel will be the Peugeot 207CC, Again.