Tuesday 2nd February

France Viviers 13

The car sounded unhappy on Friday, so off the hospital it went. Its nice to have it back fixed and running properly, its also good to know a good honest and reliable ;local garage. Price wasn't to bad either.Than k you Fields.

A new strain of the virus is rearing its ugly head and it is very close to where we live. The government is querying as to whether the vaccination is fully effective against this new viral mutation. To be honest it is a little worrying, but, we are living correctly and following the rules, so unless we are very unlucky, we should be alright. Talking about the virus, I heard on the news that Sir Captain Tom has died from it. What a super chap he was and a wonderful example to us all. His daughter Hannah seemed to be a nice lady, she will be very sad tonight.

We all need things to cheer us up on occasion, the above image is from that superb trip we did on the river Rhone a few years ago. This hill top village was an amazing warren of streets, yards and arches. We only had a few hours to explore; I would have loved a month or two in the slightly special maze like village. When on a tour there is a need to work at the speed of the tour operator and that usually means that you need to be able to work fast.

Duncan