Exploring with my camera
In the Cevennes we stayed in a comfortable gîte in the hamlet of Le Pouget, just four miles outside St Hippolyte du Fort. The setting is wonderful, overlooking the valley of the Vidourle, and even on the occasional misty day it is beautiful, quiet, peaceful. … Continued
‘The original name of the village was Saint Hippolyte de la Rochefourcade, and was located about 3 km SW of the current site, just southwest of the small hill called Puech de Mar. A few ruins of the ancient village … Continued
Friday was the last day in the Cevennes – on Saturday we would begin the long drive north. We needed an ‘easy day’ and decided to visit Ganges on Market Day. In summer the town is filled with flowers. The … Continued
Day 22 of Travel in France was a walk outside Quissac from the Col de Reynard.
After a disturbed night we didn’t feel up to a strenuous walk in the hills, and so embarked on what turned out to be a strenuous drive instead as Day 21 of Travel in France. We took the main road to Anduze, and … Continued
I was tired after yesterday’s efforts up and down hills around Ste Croix de Caderle and so Day 20 of Travel in France started late morning. LaSalle was crammed with people – Monday Market Day – and the only main street … Continued
The weather forecast for Day 19 of Travel in France was for a sunny, hot day; instead it was overcast, with grey clouds and mist low over the high hills. Exercise is necessary and I wanted to see the hills, somehow, … Continued
At a whim I decided to taken monochrome photographs in Le Vigan on the slopes of Mont Aigoual. The Benedictine monks of St Guilhem le Desert built the Priory of Saint Peter here in the 10C and the town, walled, developed around the Priory. … Continued
Day 17 of Travel in France was not a great success. It was Market Day in St Hippolyte du Fort, but somehow I didn’t take my camera. Then we misread the map and didn’t complete the intended walk. Fortunately and dinner that … Continued
Day 12 of Travel in France was the start of two weeks further south in France. The Garrigue and the Millevaches Plateau are different worlds and it is hard to believe they are only c.200 miles apart. The sun baked down … Continued