Leaving Lyon we set sail on the 'Mighty Rhone River' down towards the Med, or Sud, which was infact very gentielle.... not fast flowing like everybody has told us. The spring melt this year has been very slow and not much of it.
The water is definitely more murky than the clearer waters of the River Saone.
Landscape very different now, the river is big and wide, and slowly flowing. Hills now on the banks with the beginings of vines down to the river and in the distance, mountains...
Vines growing either side of the gorge.
(Cotes du Rhone wines)
Next break we had was in Tournon where we stayed 6 nights over Bastielle Day.
The French are very good with lighting up all their monuments and squares at night.
caught a steam train up
the Ardeche Valley.
The steam train has 4 pistons fired by steam
from a boiler using 6000litrs of water for
the 33 km trip.
AND 800kgs of coal.
( no carbon footprint then ,eh??)
It was a fun trip, and we had time to have
lunch and to walk
around the town of
Lamastre before the return jouney.
headed up into the vineyards to visit the little chapel of St Christopher.
It was a long but beautiful climb up through the vines and as we started at 9am it was much cooler too.
We saw the vines being tended to by hand, not machine due to the terain.
And Max had found his dream cottage in the country....
Max getting hungry ? Thirsty ??
just not quite ripe yet...ha ha 😋😪😪
Bastille Day fireworks,
and as usual the French have lots of fun.
And we always seem to be seeing such good sunsets.
The weather has been amaqzing, 33-38 degreres most days
with a slight breeze.
Now we head further south towards Avignon.
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