Le Grand Hotel Bourbon-Lancy

... the same taxi back to the boat.

We motored through to our night time spot in Cours-les-Barres.

Tue 9 Jun – la Chapelle-Montlinard to Cours-les-Barres

We stopped at Marseilles-les-Aubigny for lunch, after encountering two very grumpy lock-keepers in a row.

That evening was Sue and Andy’s wedding anniversary, so we all went out. We started at the local pool joint, where the bogan at the ...

... this seems like it's going to be easy!" The moment Niles leaves, the **** hit the storm...Within 72 hours, anything crazy that could happen, did happen... First starting with finding a knife in a kid's bag. There was this snotty boy who always carried around a man-purse. We thought, "Well, it's Europe!" and this kid decides to sit at my lunch table this day. At each table sit 2 counselors. Well, the other counselor and I were asking him why he always had his bag ...

... it was difficult for me because I've become such a strong headed person; I'm very used to doing things for myself now, that when I was in help, I felt completely helpless that I couldn't do it myself. I have to be more optimistic; I feel as though I've been too pessimisstic lately, and it hasn't been good for my personality. Gotta keep telling myself, "don't worry, about a thing, 'cause every little thing, is gonna be all right..."

... site. We welcomed parents, and went off and away in the bus...maybe halfway to the campsite, I got a phone call saying that one kid was late arriving at the trainstation, and I had to turn the bus around to go pick him up! Arguing with the busdriver was fun...but luckily we got everyone to the site...only for me to find out that all of the other counselors had already chosed their days off, and I had to take the **** days left.... welcome to the new session....

... with herbs, pepper, flour, etc. or inside they were stuffed with cheese or something like that....Also this is the region in France where you start to see hard cheeses contrary to the very soft, creamy cheeses that you see in the majority of France. At this particular market there were a lot of sausage and cheese stands, so much to the point where I began to realize that this was something regional, so I decided to go up to one of the stand ...

... for something to visit I stopped briefly into a wine store to buy a bottle of wine for the road and I asked the shop keeper about what there is to see and do in Nuit Saint George. She told me basically, absolutely nothing. Nuit Saint George does not have a cathedral because it's too small, and pretty much what there is to see and do there is to visit domaines, or wineries, which she had to recommend one for me to visit because most of the smaller domaines ...

Shortly after my trip to Besancon, I was planning my next weekend trip; I think my host mother was ****** off over the fact that I didn't follow her "recommendation" to visit Beaune, even though I had explained to her why I went to Besancon (though I strongly believe that she was ****** off at the idea that I actually existe-our relationship was like oil and vinager: I think she hated me and I hated her back.) So since it was like illigal for me to stay ...

... bottles of Beaujoulais which somehow disappeared into our wine goblets over the course of the evening. We left the table with our minds and stomachs satisfied, with visions of the soft blankets and pillows awaiting us. From our window in our room, the gardens spread below us in the soft moonlight, and the Chateau's three border collies lounged languidly on the patio. Apparently, even the dogs in France know how to live.

This morning, we left Nice for Lyon. There wasn't much planned for this day as this was mostly just a stopover location before heading to Paris. Apparently, going straight to Paris from Nice is too much for everyone. Not much happened in Lyon except that I ran again. Yay - going above and beyond my mission. C'est tout

South again leaving behind an almost 'cold' and wet Vezelay. On reading the map we spotted Fleurie.....and yes, considered this an unmissable place to stop for a day or two to chill out and warm up, and of course partake of some more deguste and local food. Superb campsite just outside of the village of Fleurie. Excellent private pitches ...