A week with Peregrine Adventures along the French Riviera: below on the peninsula of St. Jean Cap Ferrat, which would prove to be the only sunny day of the week. Upon careful observation you'll notice that not all my guests are Aussie this week...
Our second walk, Denis is perched above the village of Ste. Agnès, and at 750m it's "Europe's highest coastal village".
A bit of a misnomer, no?
Through the covered passageways of Ste. Agnès, as the crow flies only 3km from the sea, but an altogether different ambiance...
Leaving Ste. Agnès, the rocky path made somewhat slippery from the rains:
It's sunny by lunchtime and the umbrella doubles as a parasol, as seen in Frances' elegant display:
Pizza night!!!
A visit in Nice. Below is the Place Massena, recently renovated, and in stark contrast to the narrow streets of the old town.
At lunchtime in Nice, Ainslie the Kiwi displays a bit of affection for her "sister", an ornament on the table, and whose edible version would prove to be on the menu ...
On Thursday, I convince everybody, including the penguin below, to complete the planned walk at the foot of the Ste. Victoire mountain, dispite the weather, saying that it would probably clear. But is doesn't: it would rain on us for all three hours of the walk. Is this really Provence?
Under the Provençal rains. It has to be said though, that after the hot and sunny months of April and May, the rains were badly needed.
On Friday, more rain. We move to plan "B": a discovery tour of the town of St. Rémy de Provence. The rains continue, and throw a blurry veil over the lavender fields behind Van Gogh's hospital, almost as if he had painted them hismself.
On Saturday in Arles. More rain!! Aargh!
