Auberge du Teillon Castellane

... gesture. We can't change the world but we can change the way these children start off in life and who knows where that will lead....

It is less than 4 weeks now until I leave. There is much to do. I am trying to prepare myself for "teaching" 20 - 25 children. A bit of a challenge that. Much as I have known that I have always wanted to do something like this, now that it ...

... seen and spoken to, to date.
Set off mid morning to drive through Gorges du Verdon, again another stunning drive. This time though the weather was kind to us and we were able to get out for a hike after lunch. It seemed like a popular drive as we encountered several other tourists, one couple were eating lunch at the same spot we were. They packed up their picnic, took a swig out of ...

Late start today but I managed a quick refreshing dip in the river before we set off. I said to Kim give me 5 minutes she reckoned I would only need 2! She was right. Easy drive to Lac du Ste-Croix which is a huge blue lake. We found a fantastic park overlooking the lake, alongside several ...

Leave from nice on the Chemins de fer de Province (diesel train) to Touet-sur-Var. And then the steam train to Entrevaux, city with amazing views. On the way back a quick stop in Puget-Théniers.

My camera battery died once we hit Entrevaux so no photos :(

Vandaag doen we de canyon samen met Renzo.

We hebben hem niet zo heel veel gezien deze week, maar vandaag trekken we er met ons drieën op uit om de Imberguet te gaan doen.

Bedoeling was om tijdens deze canyon ook wat reddingstechnieken te oefenen, maar uiteindelijk zijn we er niet aan toe gekomen.
Saint Laurent du Var, France vangorp

... beetje vaart achter. De zon komt tevoorschijn en met de sneeuw, zou dat wel eens kunnen zorgen voor heel wat extra water bij het afdalen.
Op het einde blijkt dat we de canyon in iets meer als 2 uurtjes afgehaspeld hebben, terwijl er 3,5 uur in de topo beschreven staat. Goed gewerkt dus!

Deze canyon was toch wel echt de moeite en zal zeker niet snel vergeten worden!

Na een goeie canyondag gisteren, gaan we vandaag weer op stap met Gertjan en Kim.

Het bovenste deel van de Cagne is een mooie uitdaging. Wel zorgen dat we er op tijd uit zijn, want iets te ver doorwandelen in de canyon en we zitten voor nog eens extra 5 uren vast in deze canyon waarbij het laatste deel ook niet echt meer uitdagend of de moeite is.

Het uitzicht van deze canyon mag dan niet het ...

The Verdon Gorge is renowned as forming the most beautiful canyon in Europe, and attracts numerous tourists, especially during the summer period. It is easily accessible on its right bank from the North (via route D952 from Castellane to Moustiers-Sainte-Marie), and on its left bank from the South (via routes D71, D90 and D995 from Aiguines to Castellane). The southern route offers views of the Col d'Illoire, the ...

... accomodation. The very, very, very english spoken person there gave us a list of hotels but really, it almost wan't necessary - almost all of them were around the village square which meant that they were no more than 30 seconds apart. Once again, we hit paydirt and got a great place. The lady at the reception desk immediately suggested taking in the walk up to the church that we had seen earlier, so once prepped ...

We left Florence and first stop was Pisa to see the Leaning tower of course! It was more impressive than we both expected, having been restored over the last few years and set against a beautiful church and walled grounds. Took lots of photos and wandered aroudn for a bit before heading straight back on the bus for a spectacular drive along the Italian coast into France to Nice, which is on the French Riveria ...