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Another fabulous (but long) day on the road.

I left La Crau, France and drove 600 kms through huge mountains (down to 5 degrees early on), flat plains growing all sorts of produce, and more mountain passes to reach the Mediterranean once again at Canet de Mar, Costa Brava, Spain. My Airbnb hosts are fabulous people, their rescue cat of 9 years aContinue reading “Another fabulous (but long) day on the road.”

Valbonne to La Crau in the south of France.

Saturday 28 September 2024 Never drive along the coast on a sunny, 20 – 24 degree day on a weekend!  Good grief! Traffic is horrendous and at a crawl in most places. Of course, there is no parking unless you’re at a minimum €300 a night Hotel where the parking is €50 and up! SoContinue reading “Valbonne to La Crau in the south of France.”

Genoa to south of Nice, France, via Monaco

Friday 27 September 2024 It was a little cloudy and cool to start, but the temperature soon reached 32 degrees just north of Monaco today. Stunning scenery. Some seriously bat-shit crazy drivers and riders with a death wish or three, had me shaking my head many times today. With the whole weekend shaping up asContinue reading “Genoa to south of Nice, France, via Monaco”