Monthly Archives: September 2013

Sunday 29 & Monday 30 September

Breakfast at the Hotel Ceramic is the normal continental breakfast…cereal, fruit, milk, baguette &spreads with cooked food optional. It is pretty basic. Room is comfortable with all. That you would expect and the showers great…on a flexible hose with plenty … Continue reading

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Saturday 28 September

Time to hand to camper van back at Bordeaux and return to Paris. We woke up early with the wind blowing and light rain so decided to start preparations for driving to Bordeaux. Before we went we emptied the dunny … Continue reading

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Thursday 26 & Friday 27 September

Showers in the night at our camping spot, so we moved the van to the bitumen…thought that we may find it difficult to move on the wet grass. We then went back to bed for a couple of hours. By … Continue reading

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Wednesday 25 September

Last night the castle on the hill, Chateaux de Tournoël lit up its walls. We had a good view from the caravan park, albeit a bit far away. Before we left this morning, I had a slight mishap which caused … Continue reading

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Tuesday 24 September

We decided against staying in Lyon for another day. We had thought about staying another day to visit the basilica and other interesting places, but the morning was smoggy so the morning light was not pleasing. We were heading to … Continue reading

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Monday 23 September

We had breakfast and packed early to head to Lyon this morning. We need to find a caravan park with laundry facilities as we badly need to wash our clothes. Just about need to go naked as we have worn … Continue reading

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Sunday 22 September

Up to see the sun rise at Chateaux Cabriéres. It rose just to the south of Mt Ventoux with bright red glow. What was astounding was the number of vapour trails in the sky from planes going across Europe. I … Continue reading

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How to Stay Focused and Flexible

Just sharing a blog on leadership thoughts, in view of the changes that are happening for us! Leadership Freak Navigating the tension between two contrasting qualities takes maturity. Leaders tend to be tenacious or kind, for example, but not both. Either/or is … Continue reading

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Saturday 21 September

We woke early this morning for a sunrise shoot over the Mediterranean. Nothing spectacular as there were no clouds to reflect the colours as the sun came up. We did spot a couple of camergues (flamingos) in the salt marshes, … Continue reading

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Friday 20 September (where did Thursday go?)

After being so impressed with Carcassonne on Wednesday, we decided to try for some early morning pics in the warm morning light and hopefully have fewer cars and people to shoot around. We found a spot to park the van … Continue reading

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