Train Kept a Rollin’

After last night’s soaking, the morning was mostly blue skies and sun and worms struggling to get off the road before they got flattened. There was no more rain, even though the forecast promised differently.

Would there be time for one more market! Bien sur! And off we went to Ste. Cecile les Vignes for a last Saturday.

For Dan and Jane, this was their first market of the year and it was great to visit the market with fresh eyes.

For lunch we picked up both paella and a tasty pasta at the paella vendor. Then we settled in on the upper front terrace at Chez Pigeon for a delightful lunch. Shortly after 2:00 pm we headed out for Orange in Peter’s Peugeot because of our obscenely fat luggage. I might note at this point that we came to France 35 pounds under weight and are returning at max. This was also an opportunity for Dan to drive a real man’s car.

Anyway, as per usual, we were a tad early at the station, but, heh, there you go. The train was on time - SURPRISE! A mere hour or so later we arrived at Vitrolles - Marseilles Provence airport and had a nice information guy call for a Navette from our hotel.

This is a very nice hotel and a stone’s throw from the airport with a free shuttle to the airport and apparently from the train station. Another bonus was that the hotel had a restaurant and after some Domaine Mourchon for aperatif, we headed to dinner.

The buffet meal here was not disappointing. We had salads and pastas and a nice Plan de Dieu Cotes du Rhones. After an obligatory poire William - I'd like to think this drink was named after me - we cashed it in and got ready for our flight home.