Travels with The Rayman

When the bells woke us up, we were just glad to be there!!  Ray scurried down and moved the car as it parked it in an awkward spot. It’s hard walking downstairs with your tail between your legs.  But we … Keep Reading…

Was it when I saw the road kill?  or later?  much later?  I’m not sure as it was a day of differences in France. Before starting out to explore the Mediterranean, we fortified ourselves with poached apricots, croissants, bread, cantaloupe, … Keep Reading…

We were invited to a wedding today by a lovely young french woman who is marrying this Saturday.  We had to decline as we’re heading back to base camp this Thursday.  Drats.  This happened when the innkeepers had aperitifs at … Keep Reading…

After leaving the house about 0700 (7 a.m.) this cold morning, the first place we stopped was this impressive…well, I’ll let you take a guess.  It is so modern.  It was most modern thing we saw today, quite possibly.  The … Keep Reading…

Ah, here are the directions for the one of the chambre l’hotels we will stay at during our pilgrimage.   What could possibly go wrong? From Carcassone follow signs to A61 Motorway. Enter Motorway in direction Narbonne Montpellier Barcelona. After … Keep Reading…

While Ray was relaxing in the shade of the pomme arbre (apple tree), he decided he wanted to wine taste on Saturday…so we set out in search for good chenin blanc which is available in the region of Tour.  Wow. … Keep Reading…