So this will probably be my final post for this trip. This morning we had a hearty breakfast (to finish up our muesli and eggs), tidied up the cottage and then Tom brought the little car up into the narrow alleys of the village to pack our suitcases into it. Then off to Toulouse again.... We fly to Paris this afternoon and then tomorrow we leave for Sydney via Kuala Lumpur. I might update this entry tonight, but unless incredibly newsworthy happens.... Well not t...

Well, our time here is drawing to a close, and what a glorious time it has been. We feel we have made the most of our great adventure - only 2 items on our list not experienced: Carcassone (which we have driven around and shopped at a couple of times, and which has a fairy tale castle that supposedly inspired Walt Disney, and of course it has a wonderful restaurant overlooking the castle - don't all iconic French sights have the very important restaurant overlook...

'twas raining when we awoke, as it has on so many mornings. This morning we just took it easy, reading and what-have-you until lunchtime. We had decided to have lunch in Caunes today, at a restaurant down by the bridge, but it was not open, despite the advertised opening hours. We walked around the ancient walled village but were not inspired, so we went over to the new part of town (probably only 300 years old) to the restaurant that also doubles as a pizzeria,...

Well, yesterday's adventures in the rain have not helped our health at all. Tom's taken a step backwards in his recovery and I've got a touch of the dreaded lurgi too. Not to worry - lounging around with iPad, sudokus and Agatha Christie in France is no big hardship.

Following the advice from the weather app, we headed east toward the Med early in the morning straight after breakfast, for it was a 2 1/2 hour drive to Pont-du-Gard. And the weather advice got it wrong! It had already been raining when we arrived, and simply got heavier, so we decided to have an early lunch and see if the rain diminished. Ham and cheese crepes at the Pont-du-Gard! The area was simply crawling with primary school aged children, there must've ...