Hericlea Hotel Sport Millau

Took us a while to find a park last night as we were aiming to stay in Le Rozier which is close to the start of Gorges de Tarn as that was the drive we wanted to do today. <br><br>Unfortunately roadworks stood in our way and we took the next best option of the drive through Gorges du la Jonte. <br><br>Stunning is the best way to descirbe this drive. I got the ...

... they themselves are traveling. If you're boring, you're most likely do not want to travel. Since everyone is in the same boat, we have the same perspectives and values. You know automatically everyone likes to travel, has great stories, and has overall a really fun personality. I can say hands down that out of the hundreds of people that I have met, maybe only 2 were boring. So what, you just move on and find more ...

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 ...

... it feels like the beginning of every vacation but I know that it's not. I have to take it one day at a time and see what happens. I already have a lot of fun plans ahead of me, though. I will be eating dinner at my sister's house tonight, where my little nephews, Leo and Valentin, are very eager to see me. I found notes on my pillows when I got to my Dad's from them, saying that ...

Leaving Portiranges was not a hardship. We had enough of the condo life and were ready to get back on the road heading north. So bring out the long underware and here we go. The flat marshy coast gave way to rolling hills covered in vineyards. This time of year it seems most of the wine tasting (called degustation??!!) rooms seem to be closed. That is a shame because we really would like to try the local wines rather than do a ...

... who runs the inn is the 3rd generation of her family to own and operate it. Our room looks out over the castle and a small river. We love this place! The inn has a small restaurant - the only place to eat for miles. There is also a patio for lunch that is directly beneath the castle and which overlooks the small mountain river. The food in the restaurant is excellent. Last night John had a plate of sheep's brains!!!!! YUCK! They are a local specialty of the area. Actually ...

... nearly all of its own electricity without using oil! The wind turbines are very large but do not make any noise (we were standing directly beneath some) and do not damage the appearance of the countryside. Having seen them up close and in so many places we think they are a good option for generating electricity back home. From Millau we are making our way to Brousse le Chateau- yet another of the specially designated "prettiest villages" of France.

We are still staying in Florac tonight, but we took a beautiful drive to this village today. The Cevennes national park countryside is gorgeous with big, green hills and hardly any homes or buildings...just countryside! We went on a 5km hike to the Chateau Roquedhouil, a nice old home built in the 1500's. There was a very tall sequoia tree that was planed in 1887 and was about 25 feet in circumference.

... is just too small. We have an awning to protect us from the worst of the elements and extend the living space, but with ground as soggy as this, and the wind chill factor to consider, it was only any good for storing our chairs and table. Given the shortage of warm clothes and welly boots, we are thinking of coming home early. If we time it right, it shouldn't be any more expensive than the money we would have spent on pitches and diesel.

... town, the campground had a pleasant location, near the Tarn river and opposite the big hills where the paragliders begin their descent. It was a four-star camp, complete with swimming pool, restaurant, TV room, etc. The tent was also of good quality, but we found the ground hard for our unaccustomed backs and did not sleep very well, especially as we were unsure what time of the night our companions would join us, if at all. In fact we had Olivier with us for a few hours in the ...