Hotel Riviera Villefranche-sur-Mer

We continued along the coast road looking for a spot for the night. Traffic was horresdous and very slow going. I wanted to turn around and head back into France. Kim on the other hand was all smiles as she loves Italy. Finally found one in the cute little fishing village of Riva Ligure ...

After brekkie it was onto Menton which is a lovely little town just before the Italian border. Menton is a much more down to earth place than its neighbours and more our scene. We found a park right on the beach and went for a wander and took in sum much needed sun. Next stop Italia!!<br>

... and not campervan parking friendly. We found a picture perfect stop just after Monte Carlo at the top of a hill overlooking the Med. We had the place to ourselves so we russelled up some brekkie in the sun which was lovely, so much so we were in t-shirts!!!

... seen and spoken to, to date. <br> 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 ...

... experience at Sababini's was very personable! The eight course meal was superb! We both chose the steak and lobster, otherwise referred to as surf and turf! The service was fantastic! Sabatini's provided a more intimate and personable experience! We were glad we arrived with an apetite. Otherwise, the eight courses would've been too much. The champagne carried us through dinner until the cappuccino's. <br ...

... By then; we are drenched since the te,ps here have been around 100 degrees: We ist inside, alone; with full windows open overlooking the harbor and ocean. Everyone else is outside. This is heaven: Kids through bread out window at birds and some type of slavic cruise ship arrives. Bay is deep waters, so it moors and we watch hoards of curisers shottled off. We prefer the bus and our lesirely ...

... and then to have them treat me with pain meds and fever reducer. No, thank you. I'd rather lay on the board (bed) in our cell (apartment) for a year than have a huge needle poked in my spine. Here's where the face of socialism seems great. One call to a doctor and he shows up an hour later at your place to check you out. $40 bux. Deal. He poked around a bit, gave me a prescription for pain and fever and then started to leave. "Hey doc, what's the scoop ...

... si, ja, and THEN oui. A tense of the verb erte that is commonly used is "es", so because of spanish, I always say &lt;ehs&gt; when I should say &lt;eh&gt;. I know that knowing spanish is supposed to make the process easier, and I think it does, but I'm really struggling with language bleed for the moment. I'm very frustrated because I hate feeling like I suck at something. It's not nearly as warm here as I thought it'd be, so everyone is running around with freaking ...

... We'll see what one walk in the rain does to our resolve. :) The owners of this studio also own a resturant nearby. Included in the stay is a dinner for two there, so we're going tonight to ask a few more questions as we settle in. I'm really looking forward to dinner tonight. Now that I think about it, a small cup of yogurt is the only non-bread product I've had today. We timed it wrong so everything was closed when we wanted to eat lunch, so I just had part of a ...

... as I have to get back on the ship soon before it takes off without me. Yeah, kinda bad if it goes and I'm not on it. :-/ But I'll be posting my previous travel entries within the next week or so. Stay tuned as the misadventures of the Witch Doctor at Sea continues! Muwahahahaha! ;-)