PRIVATE DRIVER

We added a private car to our list of transportation after two days in Les Baux.  Sometimes the time element ( bus schedules) comes into play for how one wants to spend the day. With 3 people to split the private car bill the bus was ruled out as we would only have that day to explore the lavender region allowing more time in Marseille the next day. 

A private driver  picked us up after an early breakfast in his beautiful new shiny black SUV and jettisoned us some 50+ miles to the quaint mountaintop town of Sault (pronounced 'SO') in Provence.

A couple of grey hairs may have been added to my head as this young whippersnapper driver was not only in a hurry, he texted and fiddled with his sound system the entire trip but we did get to hear the type of music he listens to each day.  Julien Doré being amongst his favorites.* It was a good diversion to say the least.

The countryside was almost a blur and I have no clue how  cyclists maneuver those windy hill roads with crazy fast drivers especially in the late July heat.  


The roads aren't very wide and it's a long way down.

Impressionist Lavender field at the right speed... the driver's intention of course!

Well, we did arrive in such good time we were a bit too early to check in to our rooms which were still being cleaned so we left our bags  to explore Sault before lunch.  

Sault's streets are so narrow cars have to park on the sidewalk, 




                                                                         
 a penchant for periwinkle / maybe that's to match the lavender? s

interesting architectural features on every block... 

And of course a lot of lavender products in the shops.

Let's wait until after lunch in the next entry to talk about lavender...

 'Til then au revoir.

*Link to mix of Julien Dore's Coco Caline