A Windy Week

A Windy Week

We have had a lovely week in the Camargue with Viv. We have seen flamingos, whites horses with their foals and little blcak bulls so we are all very happy. Viv caught a fish which we ate, not sure what sort it was. Aigue Morte gave us great weather for the walk up the...
Along the Camargue

Along the Camargue

We have fallen in love with the Camargue. From Aigue Morte to Beaucaire we had a fabulous time. Lots of Camargue horses, flamingoes, egrets, herons, wild time. We picked figs (I made a great fig chutney with fresh ginger)  found an amazing Domain where we bought the...
Aigue Morte

Aigue Morte

After a few stormy days with torrential rain in Bouzigues the weather cleared in time for Gillian to rejoin the crew. We feasted 0n oysters from a hole in the wall opened splendidly by Simon, he has perfected the technique – no grit. We ate them with saki, great...
Jousting at Frontignan

Jousting at Frontignan

We arrived in Frontignan just in time to get a ring-side seat for the Jousting. Basically the guys try  to knock each other into the water. Here are a few photos of successful attempts. Seems like if you are really big it is harder to knock you off the boat –...