Hotel Mucrina Béziers

... it all the way through and it tasted good =)
The south was very quite while we were there because everyone moves up north during the winter, and then in summer the place is packed and apparently it is very difficult to go places with the amount of people that are there.
Later that afternoon i took a walk with Oliver and Natacha through some of the countryside of La Tamarissere ( where we where staying). I was exhausted by the end ...

... but now they are starting to show off their fall colours. Bright yellow leaves, deep scarlet, burnt auburn and green sometimes all on the same property - with each varietal showing slightly different colours. This was very beautiful as most everything is dead and gone in this desert-like landscape.

Olive trees all of a sudden popped out of nowhere! Rolling along vinyards there was all of a sudden there was a building selling ...

... people. I have met so many people that have touched me emotionally, intellectually, or just made me laugh very hard. Out of the people I have met, only few I can call real friends that I would like to see again. Now, however, I have contacts in San Diego, Germany, Montana, Montreal, England, and Australia. All these people have extended an invitation to stay with them if I am ever in the area.

What I also ...

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.

... 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 ;)

All good things have to end and we said good bye to Graeme and Rita. After having a swim and moping around Sam said - thats it - lets go out, so off went.

The first stop was St Guiliem le desert which is a lovely little town north of Herepian. We then went on to Cirque de Navacalles which is ...

... the ticket in his machine and it came up with a figure half the amount shown on the tariff, so I paid up, smiled meekly, and made my escape. The camping municipal at Pezenas is quite respectable. The pitches have plenty of space around them and a lot of privacy. The facilities are clean and the shower is adequate. There is no internet connection, but other than that it's fine. It cost €13.30 including electric.

... up staying in Sion, which is a medium sized town with a quaint castle on the top was a small mountain. We stayed in a nondescript hotel, which had nondescript rooms except for the lime-green walls and nondescript food with a less than enthusiastic waiter. Oh well, you can't have a perfect place to stay all the time. After a quick breakfast, we were off again to Montreux and Lausanne. At least the coffee good and croissants were fresh. It was rainy as we went through Montreux so we did ...