Champ De Mars Hotel Beziers Béziers

Well i know it has been a long time since i wrote but that is because i have been trying to get my laptop working so that i can upload photos with my blog entries. But ive been unsuccessful and so for now it is just gonna have to be boring words. Today is the 3rd of December and so i have a lot to write but for now im just going to write about my weekend in the South because this computer is going incredibly slow and not loading the letters ...

... such a huge amount of confidence to travel around Asia. I know that Spain is a little more tame than Asia, but I know that now I can be alone and I will be okay. I had never been truly on my own and I was really scared about it, but now, I embrace the opportunity. I believe everyone should travel alone, male or female, just to see what it's like. This just may be the most liberating experience of my life...so far.

... beach.

The crew pulled up anchor and left for Marseille around 1 PM just before we sat down for lunch. The captain wanted to get to Marseille before the approaching storm hit us and before the wind whipped up too many waves. No one was allowed to go on deck with the weather the way it was, except for the crew who were required to wear a life jacket, and a Man Over Board sensor and beacon. There are two sets of ...

So I'm going to nix Portugal from my plans. I started getting a bad feeling when I called them the other day in order to confirm my arrival and they had no idea who I was. Maybe I spoke too fast, but they seemed really confused by my arrival. I sent an email to the guy and he seemed really mad that my dates kept changing and he told me it wasn't worth their time if I came less ...

Well, finally - after a false start setting out to pick up friends from Pau airport a day early! - first night: moored up alongside the Canal du Midi, just south of Beziers. Some very noisy ducks for company... Bit of a gloomy one weather-wise. Rained last night, but forecast suggests brightening up gradually as day goes on. Slowing our departure from ...

... loved me and couldn't wait to see me (I can't blame them). I only have one week until I leave for Portugal, so I really don’t have time to sit around and feel sorry for myself (Boo Hoo Hoo, I have a whole year of vacation and I am going to Asia, poor me…right, pffrtt). So that’s that. As time goes by, I promise that my blog will get more and more interesting.

Distance covered: 72.5 miles

It can't be a bad if you manage 41 MPH and diss Jesus by copying his famous pose in a church! It also only dawned on us that we have been cycling through countless Vin yards and NOT stealing. So, grapes soon accompanied every meal. Don't judge me man. This is for charity.

Our spirits were high because we could finally see the sea. We camped on an over ...

... bah d'accord. Et quand dois-je y être?
Bah dans 4 jours!
Ahhhhh, me dis-je intérieurement, mais non!!! Ok, donc on voit tout ça lundi.
A bientôt!"

Bon, super, je viens d'apprendre que je pars mardi en Hollande pour 4 mois et je n'ai qu'une journée pour tout organiser.

Super, bon bah sur ce, on va aller à la plage, peut-être est-ce une mauvaise blague et que il n'y aura plus rien ce soir ;)

... the camping municipal. The sign led us up a road between 2 supermarkets and past a tired looking block of flats to a reasonable and clean camp site. We had our pitch for the night and that made the rest of the day easier. We spent most of the day in Beziers. The cathedral of St Nazaire was beautiful, and the views in front of it over the countryside below were stunning. I seem to remember reading about ...

... cold so we started down the mountain to find a place to stay. We decided to head south toward Locarno to a town called Caslano where we were going to visit a chocolate factory the next day. We drove through town and happened upon the Hotel Mimosa. It was a family owned hotel a couple of short blocks from Lake Lugano. Caslano is a more typical Swiss Italian town that caters more to other Swiss from the north rather than the more typical American tourists. This meant that despite our ...