Counting down!

We did some cleaning & some packing Wednesday and that was about the extent of it. It has now turned rainy and cool so it”s time to blow this joint. We know this is only a blip in Provençal weather at this time of year and it promises to be much better weather after we’re gone -  c”est la vie.

Thursday, we opted for a final lunch out at the Chateau in Rochegude. We’ve been here in past years- this our third visit - so it seemed like a good idea to revisit it. This place is a bump on the horizon from our vantage point in Cairanne. The restaurant is called la Roche Aigue - Sharp Rock. 

The castle is a 12th century fortress, modernized now with a Four star hotel and gastronomique restaurant. As it turned out, we had a private sitting as we were the only guests for lunch. As usual we began with a glass of champagne in their sitting room since we were a little early.

Their 39€ menu gave us 2 choices in each setting.

Dawn started with tuna carpaccio while I had the mushroom ravioli. We had the same main course, pork tenderloin.

With each of those courses, we had a glass of wine, the white from Vacqueras and the red from Visan.

For dessert Dawn had a chocolate delicacy while I had an apple caramel treat.

The private experience with three staff serving us plus the chef was a real treat!! The food was excellent!