As promised 'Wheelchair Repair Man' arrives and meets Ali in reception at 09:15. We had already removed both castors from the buggy, the other one had its inner tube bulging through the tread. Probably aided by the high altitude a few days back. Cedric says Monday but Ali pulls faces and says we leave tomorrow. He says he'll see what can be done and takes them away with instructions to ring him in 15 minutes. Ali rings and Cedric says 'Le pneu, iss good! Je ...

Warm enough to have the skylight open a bit in the night so we wake to the sound of birds in the trees above. The young vines look different this morning with the sun behind us and as it rises there is the promise of a fine day ahead. We are the first of the four vans to leave [a French one came in late last night] and the trip to the seaside starts well with uncluttered dual carriageway. Approaching Port de Bouc we see more Carmargue horses and then a lake wi...