On Saturday September 27th Peter (house keeper Isabel's husband) drove Bart to Montpellier. I went along for the drive and to make sure he got himself settled in a decent hotel. For the drive back Peter took a slightly different route tin order to go through a few scenic towns and villages and to show me some of the more popular sights of the area. It is a gorgeous area. The scenery is often breath taking. This landscape is truly unique and quite special.
After Bart left St-Laurent-le-Minier I was a little sad but snapped out of it quickly. My first thing was to get started on painting. During the remainder of my stay in the village I completed 2 small pictures and started another larger one which is about half completed.
Our visit to Cirque de la Navacelle has left a permanent impression on my mind. The sheer magnitude and marvellous magnificence of the whole area is astounding. The canyon or ancient river gorge was a total surprise but what treat! We approached it...
... along a narrow, treacherous road that twists and turns up into the mountains to a high plateau. The views from lookouts along the way (at small pull-overs) were a clue. We had hitch-hiked and were very lucky to get one ride in a small truck/van to the top of the plateau. There we turned down a road that wove its way across the plateau to the lookout on the far side.
Posted by gailene at October 15, 2003 11:16 PM