Big Orange Roussillon

We said goodbye to Annie and then headed off to the market in Castoulet, which was a bit of a letdown. It was a big market, but we were looking for more arty things, and this was mainly a farmers market. I think Christina still had fun though. We then backtracked and headed to Roussillion. This town was all coloured orange/red -- there was a big ochre mine right next to the town that we were able to walk through. Very colourful! We didn't have any accomodations for tonight, so we headed closer to Arles, and finally found a hotel (this is a long weekend in France, so all the hotels were very busy). On our way, we passed through St-Remy de Provence, which had monster trees lining the road for kms at a time, a very impressive entrance to the city. Tonight was perhaps our fanciest dinner yet, made completely out of local food & wine. We even ordered aperitifs (drinks that whet the appetite)! Tomorrow we tackle the Camargue with the flamingos and wild horses!!

Hours of walking: 4

Roussillon

Ochre mine

Entrance to St-Remy de Provence

Off to dinner!