Day 9 - Blogabond

In case you were wondering where the pictures went, we all suspect the weary bellman from Paris absconded with our camera link cable to extract a little revenge on us all. Most likely we simply left it on the kitchen counter. Not to fear, a new cable should be arriving on Saturday morning and the pictures will again be flowing.

Well, the sensation of jumping off an 18 meter (+50 foot) cliff was not something Craig or I was expecting to experience. Let me tell you that is a looooong 2 second rush followed by a stinging sensation – depending on your exposed areas at the point of impact. Add it to the list of life experiences.

Today Connie, Craig, Suzy and I were back to the Avignon market to do a little shopping for tonight’s home cooked provincial dinner. We needed a few things like fresh Chanterelle mushrooms, homemade pasta, a pork loin, a great bouquet of fresh mint, half a dozen cheeses, melons, the biggest cherries you have ever seen, thinly sliced jamon, dates, I could go on but you get the idea, we were planning a feast. After picking up our supplies we were off for a little wine tasting and winery touring. The highlight of the trip was the town of Chateauneuf-du-Pape, or ‘New House of the Pope’. The countryside was beautiful, some of the wineries were actual castles, and the wine was fantastic. We pilfered some of the famous stones that cover the vineyards and keep the vines warm at night. Soon you will see them gracing the Cossette cellar. Needless to say we also packed home a few bottles of special wine.

Dinner tonight was fantastic, but how can you go wrong with four good cooks and great fresh ingredients, not to mention a few Cuban cigars to finish the night off.

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written by

pscossette on June 26, 2007 from Chateauneuf-du-Pape, France

from the travel blog: The Cossette Family Sabbatical

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