Well, damn, it's all my worst fears realized. By that I mean I killed my battery charger, which means that I won't be able to charge my batteries for a bit, which means that I won't be able to take any pictures. Which is a shame, because Montpellier est tres belle. The picture above is of the Church de St. Pierre, which I found completely by accident yesterday after I got off of the train - damned if I know the history of the church but it's a fine old gothic e...

I'm not on the farm anymore Personal differences have compelled me to leave the farm early. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. The location was good enough to make me stick around; I loved hiking in the Pyrenees - which I did nearly every day - I liked the food - which, to her credit, was awesome - and I felt the need to live a low impact life after flying here. I'm not saying all WWOOF farms are like this; I live a low impact life - or as much as one can ha...

That was a good couple of days! So, even though I've been staying in this general area, there is a lot to do. I went to Argeles sur Mer on my day off; I've been in the Mediterranian Sea now - that's a first. So far I've done both sides of the atlantic, and the BC pacific coast - I suppose now it's time for the indian or to head south of th equator! I decided to walk back - took about three hours, but through some gorgeous scenery. There are just stops to buy fr...

Got back from Carcassonne yesterday, and I was glad I went (for the reasons in the photo) but I don't think I'd go again. This was the first trip I took from the farm where I was totally isolated from anyone who spoke english, and that was exhausting but very very good for my understanding spoken french. But when I met an irish guy at the hostel, I was very very relieved. The difference is, I could actually say something intelligent and reasoned, rather then "wh...

I actually made it to Ceret on Saturday, but I was otherwise occupied - I'm working out a trip to Carcassonne. Anyhow, Ceret - it's a town in the Roussiland region, notable for a very wide arch bridge and a Picasso museum. I'm really liking this part of France. Paris is not the city I thought it would be - I was there for a day and people were rude to me - but here, people help me with my french, you say bonjour... it's a very relaxed and friendly culture. So n...