We left the boat Syracuse, and headed out of town today.... on the slow road to Switzerland. Mind you, before we left the boat, we washed, swept, polished, cleaned, vaccumed, swabbed decks, etc. so that the owners could be happy that their boat was left in a very tidy condtion, indeed!
We have managed to get all of our personal possessions from Zee Otter, squeezed into our car. Not one inch of space was left, but the good news is we didn't have to purchase a trailer! I am driving the car (with a GPS), and Peter is following with the motor scooter. Today was not an easy day. It rained 90% of the time. I was trying to watch the road, read the GPS, and make sure Peter was still in my side mirror all at the same time (Can't see out the rear view mirror.. too much stuff). I didn't like it one little bit... and when we finally stopped, Peter was soaked to the skin. His jacket couldn't stand up to the rain.
But good news... we stopped at the most wonderful 'chambre d'hote' in the village of Mazemet. The chambre d'hote is the equivalent to our B&B, and it is called Le Grande Maison (no translation needed)! Our bedroom has 12 foot ceilings, a fire place, a huge tub and a modern bathroom. We have decided to stay two nights because rain is falling yet again and forecast for all of tomorrow.
But Mazemet is a 'Cathar' town, and I am really interested in the history of the Cathars. So tomorrow we will visit some museums, some ancient Cathar strongholds, and most of all... we will visit a store to buy Peter a really waterproof riding jacket.
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