We had a lazy start.
Blake rented a minivan to hold all 7 of us.
Before we left, a school field trip was exploring the neighborhood
Annie made omeletes
On the road. Another very hot day; the AC was welcome
It was a two hour drive out, so we stopped to stretch our legs and have a snack
Outside Avignon, gypsies wash windshields at stoplights
The walls of Avignon. We didn't go in
Our 1st destination was the Pont du Gard
Dave and Bee doing the pose under the arches
Along the way we passed several fields of sunflowers
Next stop was Le Fontaine de Vacluse, a spot that my parents introduced me to 23 years ago. I was excited to show Bee, and neither Blake not Annie knew of it. Here's the Sorgue River downstream from Le Fontaine. It's full of these beautiful green vines that flourish in the cold water
We stopped for crepes. Catherine had a creative way of holding the hot, messy treat
And there was this thing
Downstream a bit from the cave, the water gushes from the rocks all year long. We dipped our feet, it's VERY cold
A bit further down you can wade in. It's so cold that after 30 seconds your feet and legs ache
After Le Fontaine we headed downstream about 10 minutes to L'Isle sur Le Sorgue, a very cool town that was built in a spot where the river branches into several fingers then recombines downstream. People rent flat-bottom boats and try to pole them down the rivers; usually they all end up in the water
The whole crew having dinner on one of the rivers
Getting late, time to head home. One last picture before the river
Bee assumes "the pose" - early in the trip she started posing with her elbows in and hands out, and people have noticed that she always stands this way. It became an inside joke, and she now parodies herself
Le Fontaine de Vacluse is a spot where a huge underground river ethers from a cliff. In the Spring it gushes up to and over the camera's location, but in the summer it's a large calm pool down in a cave
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