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July 12, 1996
I was outvoted at breakfast so we went to Pont-du-Gard today. I took a ride in the van for a small uphill section of the route - I decided to do that after I stopped for a drink and basically fell over. It looks so dumb when you do that; stop then fall after you've stopped. It's the toe clips. The first place we visited this morning was King Rene's castle in Tarascon on the Rhone. The Rhone looks like a real working river (that is, polluted). We picnicked at the Pont-du-Gard where it was beautiful but hot. Nasty toilets. The road away from the Pont-du-Gard was shaded by trees that arched over it. Past the McDonalds and American-style strip mall. Then up through a pine forest (and I do mean UP) which looked like it would burn at the drop of a match. It's been very hot. Stopped at the Abby of St. Michel de Frigolet. Monks are still walking around the grounds. There are cicadas everywhere. ...... Copyright © 1996 by Lisa H. Weinberg |