In Blanot we are known as Carol and Carol deux (2). Serendipity works and we found ourselves invited to spend a night with Marie-Helene in Toulon before going on to Antibes.
Saturday evening we picked up a red Fiat. Noel, our landlord, seemed surprised to see us with another car, especially one this bright and shiny!
Carol deux and I set out mid-morning on Sunday. We wanted to stay off the major highway system, the peage (toll) roads for as long as possible.
This allowed us to travel along the Rhone River. It was stunning, especially when wild poppies dotted the shoreline.
We were also fascinated by a castle or overgrown chateau overlooking a cliff...
When we reached Lyon, suddenly we were dumped onto peage! We didn't have a clue as to how that happened, but by then we didn't mind skipping every town with its rotary so I picked up speed...managed to get up to 120 km/hour at times. That sounds fast, but it's 74.4 miles/hour and the speed limit here on big highways is 130 when the road is dry (110 if it's raining).
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