Decided to go our own way instead of going on the planned group hike since we took our rented Citroen C3 car [which we both like] and drove to Isle sur La Sorgue where the water is said to shoot out of the ground and then run down a river bed. It didnt quite happen that way. The water sat low in the cave where it sometimes comes out in the spring time during the rainy season.
Next we went to Fontaine de Vaucluse, home of Petrarch and the Petrarch museum (which we didn't go into). We did follow the path up to the source (which was very low this time of year), and up some interesting paths in the old section of the village where we saw signs for the chateau. We walked up on the slopes and scrambled up slopes our shoes were not suited for. Finally we reached the top and got to the 14th century fort that was in a very broken down condition. It was a very cool place to visit and made one wonder what history took place here and what were the peoples lives like here. Who died and who lived? *
Next we drove further South and went to the lavender museum whic was very interesting and showed the equipment used to plant grow and distill the lavender as well as the history of its cultivation over time. We bought some lavender soap and a few assorted things. It was warm here near 90 F.
The last destination for the day was Mont Ventoux [windy mountain] which is 6000 ft tall and dominqtes the view for 50+ miles. We drove 80 percent of the way up when we came across a herd of sheep crossing the road. This was something Chet had always wanted to take photos of. Got back to the hotel and had some duck for dinner which was good but not exceptional.
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