Residence Lagrange Prestige Port Marine Ste-Maxime

... seen and spoken to, to date.
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 ...

... tour for monday and spent the day seeing 5 different castles.
Our first castle was chenonceau, which remains my favorite. if i'm ever a fairy princess thats my castle. I think what made it so incredible was actually the fog. it was so ridiculously foggy you could barely see the outline of the castle which added to the surreal feel of all of it. unfortunately we made it back to the van late and our driver got all ***** and french at us. later ...

... below.

Oddly, we haven't seen as many sports/exotics over here as you might think. There are a few Porches here and there. Big deal.. Some Ferraris but again not as many as I thought I would see. Oh and a couple of "greasers" in Lambos (Good God..! This could be a blog topic all on it's own, so I'll discuss in person over a glass of wine with the quiz winner)... So, what was the most spotted and ...

... the right flavors, spiced just- right for the most discerning palate... be warned: as we try to communicate with some of the waitstaff at undisclosed locations in Cannes: they might not translate "sweetbread" clearly..! It is calf thymus gland (throat)...! other than that: translation was clear & the food was good.

The shopping here in Cannes has been spectacular. Dawn has picked up on all the very chic fashions of today's France and has taken the opportunity ...

... Sailboats were docked at the marina (knez, it made me think of you). Diane ordered mussles and Jon and I had our first mussels ever. They were delicious. Thank you Diane for helping me discover my love for sea food. St-Tropez was further than we thought, but thank god we ...

... from the planning stage of the trip, and it didn't disappoint. It's a bustling port as well as a tourist resort, which gives it a bit more life than the countless other towns spread along this stretch of coastline. We decided to quicken our pace a little though, and just opted for one night in Séte before pushing on to the small kite-surfing haven that is Port Louis du Rhone.

In contrast, this was a dusty, sleepy little town ...

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Ah France, Rancho relaxo style! Nice is beautiul, though the beaches leave a bit to be desired... All pebbles, and the few bits of sand on it are imported from sunny Queensland! How about that. Didn't do much here, rested up a lot which is something in short supply ...

... to a grocery store which had more kinds of cheese for a large supermarket than I had ever seen. Prices were actually quite cheap also. Some of this is due to the fact of little or no taxes in the country. We purchased four kinds of cheese of which we ate three for Breakfast this morning. The best one was a walnut mix cheese.

... and lots of stories about touring and traveling. We found ourselves wandering the streets at two in the morning looking for another bar that was still open. Finding nothing we stopped at a convenience store and bought a beer each. The cashier pulled out a bottle opener and popped them open for us before we headed back out into the streets. So strange. Also got to prove myself as a 'tough chick' last night. A few of us went back to the Aussie boys' room after all ...