I wanted to visit the old part of St Tropez and the Citadelle. John was less keen, mainly because the town was likely to be busy on a Saturday, but he was won round with the promise of a walk afterwards. This is our way of visiting popular places… see the bits we want to... Continue Reading →

After yesterday’s strenuous and sometimes scary hike, it’s been good to have an easier day today. We cycled from Port Grimaud on the coast, to Grimaud, a medieval, fortified village that tumbles down the hillside. We cycled on quiet, rough tracks… far more pleasant than yesterday’s busy traffic, although Ruby (my bike) and I were... Continue Reading →

We had another fantastic walk this morning. Rocher de Roquebrune is a reddish brown-coloured rocky mass that seems to emerge vertically from the scrubby vegetation. It’s a jagged 373 metre high ridge and, from the bottom, I wondered how on earth we were going to get to the top because I couldn’t see a path... Continue Reading →

About half an hour before we reached our destination, Camping des Pêcheurs in Roquebrune, I almost said how well our plans had gone today… almost, but I bit my tongue, not wanting to tempt fate. Now it’s 9 o’clock at night and I can say, the day has gone perfectly, with no dramas… very unusual... Continue Reading →

We’ve had a lovely packraft paddle up the Verdon Gorge today. The gorge is 25 kilometres long and we just did the 2.5 kilometres that is allowed where the Verdon River empties into the man-made lake, Lac du Sainte-Croix. Much of the rest of the river is too scary for me to paddle, being deep... Continue Reading →

Today we’ve hiked the Sentier Blanc-Martel. The book says it’s 12.5 kilometres, but my Garmin says I’ve done 28 kilometres… work that out! It was very uppy downy and wiggly windy, and pretty tough with about 800 metres of ascent… And a time limit 😱 It’s a one way trail that usually takes about 5-6... Continue Reading →

We’ve had a straightforward day today, with no problems for once. We left the campsite in Le Bar-sur-Loup and drove to Palud-sur-Verdon. The journey was mainly on decent but very bendy roads, which climbed higher and higher into the mountains. We passed through Grasse and went over several cols, which were all over 1000 metres... Continue Reading →

Our walk today, the Circuit du Paradis, had a steep 600 metre climb up a rocky path to the village of Gourdon, perched on top of a cliff high above the River Loup. Unfortunately, just 20 minutes after we started, the heavens opened and we had torrential rain all the way to the top! Our... Continue Reading →

The weather has been cooler and damper today, but that didn't matter because it's been a travelling and shopping day. We did intend to have a short walk, but the parking wasn't suitable for Bertie, so we switched to plan B and went for a drive instead... a great big loop from Vence. We had... Continue Reading →