Finally the weather has changed. Cathy, who has been in France longer than any of us, said she saw a 10-day forecast that confidently predicted weather would improve about this time. Amazingly enough, it did - something those of us from the Pacific NW only believe when it happens!
Yesterday we drove to Cordes sur Ciel, a lovely hill town about an hour and three quarters north of here. It's the place Rick Steves says to avoid because it's an overcrowded tourist trap - which may be true in July, but not necessarily in May. Yesterday we were able to walk right into a restaurant with a view, and during our visit most people we saw were residents going about their normal activities.
Today the sun came out early, and by late afternoon we could sit on the terrace at La Cascade with books or knitting and really enjoy being outside.
Leah and I went off soon after breakfast to explore some of the side roads nearby. After a couple of hours of touring, during which we got no more than about 20 kilometers from Durfort, we still had not run out of interesting small roads to travel. In this part of France (settled for thousands of years) it's difficult to get more than 10 kilometers from a village or small town, and they are all worth a short visit.
After lunch, we went to Soreze, to visit with an American friend who lives in a small 16th-century house she has carefully brought back to life over the past few years. Afterwards, we all walked back to Durfort over a hillside path, enjoying views that included a field of red poppies straight out of a painting by Renoir.
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