Our drive to La Grave is glorious. Endless mountains, the bluest of lakes, ski chalets, snow! I’ll take a view with the lot thanks. As beautiful as it is, there’s no denying it’s a long […]
Category: Provence
2024 Day 62 – Colmars les Alpes
Time seems elastic here. Whilst 10 days in clutch repair lockdown can stretch endlessly, 62 days meanwhile, can pass in the blink of an eye. But here we are, 62 days in to this journey, […]
2024 Days 57 & 58 – Lac Sainte Croix
The call of Lac Sainte Croix’s blue proves impossible to resist. Mountains and water are an unbeatable combination in my book. What I didn’t count on, is Himself’s preference to aim for the lake’s northern […]
2024 Days 55 & 56 – Moustiers Sainte-Marie
We’ve quite inadvertently landed in the spectacular mountain setting of Moustiers Sainte-Marie. The village sits at a 640 metre elevation, impossibly perched between two vertical rises. Being Provence, the only way to it is up a […]
2024 Day 52 – Abbaye Notre Dame de Senanque and Roussillon
The weather gods like to have their little laugh. I thought we had the upper hand this time – surely visiting Provence in spring would spare us its usual ferocious summer heat? But alas no, […]
2019 Day 31 – Valensole
Another day, another scorcher. But on the plus side, the morning light is excellent. It’s off to the lavender fields we go! They’re stunning in the morning light, so much better than I’d dared wish […]
2019 Day 30 – Lost in Lavender
There are very few things in this world that would see me willingly enter areas with temperatures threating to exceed 40 degrees. Seeing Provence’s lavender fields in flower is one of them. And it’s so […]
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