Day 10

Paul and Suzy had a bicycle built for two. If you want to build trust in a relationship, a tandem bike is the way to go. The person on the back has absolutely no control over any situation and is also blind to where they are headed. After some trials and tests to the relationship, we were a well oiled machine. We all rode along a stone/sand path running between the beach and the wildlife preserve. The plan was for a trip to the distant lighthouse and a return. About halfway we decided the lighthouse was best viewed from a great distance as the Mistral would be blowing into our faces on the way back.

After returning the bikes we watched a game of Boules in the park. A game much like Bochee ball, appearing to be a very serious past time for the well-tanned-older-set in town. We then found a bar to quench the thirst we had acquired on our bike tour. Mark was quickly enthralled by the Bull Running shown on the TV. From what we could tell it is a team sport where team members take turns being chased by a very large, very angry bull around in a ring until they are able to grab a ribbon off it’s horn and jump from the ring. This was accomplished with various results to both bull and man. Apparently the team with the most flags at the end wins regardless of how many men are left standing.

Later that night John and Mark had Pizza at Villa Rosa and us old folks went out for another great meal. Are you catching on to a theme here?

written by  pscossette on June 27, 2007 from Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France
from the travel blog: The Cossette Family Sabbatical
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