Buis-Les-Baronnies is a village situated in the heart of the Drome Provencale an area truly undiscovered by the British who normally pass straight by on their way to the better know Provence area and of course the resorts of the Mediterranean coast.
It is surrounded by wonderful mountains and hills - in fact it is a popular centre for climbers - but it is also filled with olive groves, vineyards and acres of lavender fields all of which provide wonderful aromas and sounds. The area enjoys its own micro climate and clearly this is a factor in the wonderful growing conditions that prevail.
Talking of mountains, we have a view from the site of Mont Ventoux, a mecca for cyclists worldwide and a regular stage of the Tour De France. I shall be attempting this myself over the next few days when Linda drives me to the top of the climb, past the hundreds of cyclists who do this on a daily basis and I make the 15 mile descent. Yep, sod the climb, the descent will be much more fun and far less strenuous!
So you will gather that the stresses and strains of the first week of our trip are fast becoming a distant memory as we settle into a daily routine of visits to French markets, consumption of wonderful patisserie and great bbqs complemented by good wine.
I am sorry that some of the excitement of not knowing what comes next has perhaps disappeared but I will try and paint a picture in more infrequent blogs of just what this magical area has to offer.
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