One of my weather apps says that the average high temperature for August in Avignon is 88F. The whole time we have been here it has been between 96-100F, so on the average it has been too hot to go out much. We have ventured out for foraging in the morning when it was a…
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Settling in Avignon
We have been here a week now and are enjoying the south of France, we even think we are acclimating to the heat a bit; it has been hot – high 90sF. It is even possible the heat is easing some of Tricia’s knee pains, fingers crossed. Not owning a car is quite common in…
Still in Normandie, for a bit
We are enjoying our time back in La Thébaudière. We have been doing some spring sorting, going through clothes that we just never wear and then donating them to groups that will get them to people who can use them. It is quite beautiful here. You turn off of a narrow road just barely wide…
On the MS Seagull in the Adriatic Sea
We are on our second day abord the MS Seagull, sailing through the Croatian islands. First, a couple of sketches from Split. I went out for coffee and discovered a quiet plaza apart from the tourist crowds. The fish marked in split is a crazy place, chaos and more types of fish than you can…
Split – our Croatian time continues
After a long, but beautiful, bus ride along the Adriatic Coast on Monday we are back in Split. It is quite different from Dubrovnik, not as many iconic tourist sights other than the Diocletian Palace, which is well worth the trip. Yet there is a lot I like about it here, specifically the Riva Promenade….
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