Pelissanne

This morning dawned bright and sunny, the wind slightly less strong than yesterday evening. A vibrant blue enhanced the cliffs in front of us. After breakfast, we took a walk to the nearby supermarket for fruit and veg, pricey here, compared to home. Marge fully hydrated, her 100 litre fresh water tank full, it was time for the off. As we drove for long while yesterday, we had opted for a shorter journey today.

On route to tonight's destination we drove through the Chateauneuf du Pape wine region. As we approached the village of Chateauneuf du Pape the instruction to the driver was second exit off the roundabout , 'sorry this roads at bit narrow isn't it?' Not being able to turn around to correct the drivers error, we squeezed Marge through some narrow lanes and through the village. 'Come on Marge you're not too wide to fit between these two walls, an overhanging tree and front, porch of a house'. It was a lovely village though! Prior to this incident we were motoring along, quite happy singing along to UB 40, we were not singing now. Talk about an adrenaline rush.

Our three hour drive south has taken us to the town of Pelissanne, in the Bouches-du-Rhone area, near to Provence. The aire is very large, and when we arrived at lunchtime, there were already a lot of vans here. Marge, is one of the smallest, so we've tucked her between a couple of large vans, and reversed hard up to the fence behind. Now we are further south we must be more vigilant, and make sure we secure Marge the best, we can. The weather here is very warm, 26c, and the wind has now dropped to just a light breeze.

As usual, we took a walk into the town, on route, passing by a large fig tree, already displaying an abundance of fruit waiting to ripen, it's strong aroma filled the surrounding air. Yesterday, we saw a cherry tree laden with already bright red ripened cherries. The town, of traditional architecture for the region, was interesting.

As usual, we took a look inside the church. 'Thank you god, for making sure we didn't miss out on the pretty village of Chateauneuf du Pape'.

We are now 30 miles above Marseille, but tomorrow we will head towards the east in the direction of Cannes, Nice and Monaco. Another few days and we will cross the Italian border.

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