A week of hiking with Mary-Beth and Chuck along the trails of Provence.
Here's a photo taken at the end of the week, across the impressive rock-slide formations of Mont Ventoux.
During our warm-up walk, to the viewpoint below -
le rocher des deux trous.
Though you can visit the crowded village of Les Baux, we prefer the view from the secluded crest of the Alpilles mountains:
Climbing up to the perched village of Sivergues in the Luberon mountains:
Companula:
A Provençal picnic complete with the sweetest strawberries I've ever tasted. And I've had lots.
Reaching the village of Sivergues:
flowers along the trails:
At the Auberge des Seguins, thirsty after a long and satisfying hike:
The Fort de Buoux, 3000 years old.
The (not so) secret staircase...
frolicking in the wheat fields, and into:
...a borie: a dry-stone hut, without an ounce of mortar and still standing after centuries:
Visting the medieval village of Lacoste, crowned by the ruins of the Marquis de Sade:
Nothing
sadistic about my café gourmand however:
Poppy fields and the Luberon mountains:
Atop the crest of the Dentelles de Montmirail mountain range;
From the Dentelles:
The medieval village of Séguret;
Vaison Romaine by night:
Climbing up to the ruins of the medieval castle in Vaison after dinner, followed by some yoga:
The Northern slopes of Mont Ventoux:
The summit of Mont Ventoux:
Celebrating a week of walking together in Provence:
