Road trip - day 22 - Saturday Alarm is set for 7am, today is moving on day! Cleaned & packed; left the Gite spotless (the same as when we arrived). Said goodbyes to Blanche, sad to go from here really - it's been lovely & relaxing! The boot is once again packed to bursting, why did I pack so much?? Sat nav time is 4hrs 16 mins. Set off on the N7 & went the scenic route as far as Montelimar - saw so many nougat shops & factories! Joined the A7 m...

Road trip - day 21 - Friday Pierrelatte market this morning. Got up later than intended & decided on breakfast out. Parking was easy to find, but it's obvious this is a popular market with people queuing for spaces in the car park - one out, one in. Walked just down the road to an enormous market place, full of Muslim people & garish clothes - really not a lot else. Got a pain aux raisin & baguette from a bakers & a drink at a cafe for a late br...

Road trip - day 20 - Thursday Armistice day in France A short blog today; we haven't done anything very much all day! Decided to visit Rochegud market & have breakfast out for the first time but we did have doubts that it would be fully open on the public holiday especially given there was nothing on the roads. On getting there we saw 2 plant stalls & came across the village Rememberance ceremony. Even from a distance it seemed intrusive to be there...

Road trip - day 19 - Wednesday As predicted by the forecasters, today is cloudy, grey & chilly .... and wifi doesn't like the change, it's just not playing this morning. Good job we looked last night for potential stopping places for next week, although on ringing Cottages 4u none did short breaks ..... back to the drawing board! Had breakfast inside for a change, set out for Carpentras around 11am & of course got there at noon!!! Just got to tourist i...

Road trip - day 18 - Tuesday Chillier start this morning, only 13c & a bit cloudy with the forecast saying sunny later, 20c, no wind, no rain! Up a bit earlier today & out to Saint Paul 3 chateaux for the market. Had a good mooch but didn't buy much apart from fruit & Epinard tarts for tea with bread & salad. The market wound through the streets of the town, taking in around 3 squares as well as the surrounding streets. Had a coffee near the cen...