Today was a slightly slower pace than some previous days. Today we met Kevin and two other couples from his B&B in Bonnieux for a hike to a local village called Lacoste. Before we arrived we visited the Bonnieux wine cave and stocked up on a red we had the other night for dinner and some more rose for next week.
Bonnieux is a lovely small village where we stayed two years ago and we attempted to do this hike but never found the right path.
Just a short way into the hike one of the gals from Kevin's B&B twisted her ankle. Nurse Judy immediately jumped into action. Unfortunately no one had an elastic (Ace) bandage (go figure) but the gal had a head scarf. So off the scarf came and it was skillfully wrapped around her ankle to keep the swelling down. Always good to have a nurse along. So her husband had to walk back to get the car and pick her up. We learned today that she was doing better but they decided to cut their vacation a few days short and headed back to Germany. On the walk you get great views of both of the villages as you walk in the valley between the two in the orchards and vineyards.
A large portion of the village of Lacoste has been purchased by Pierre Cardin and an art school (which the locals are not really happy about). In spite of that it is a very nice village which includes some very quaint streets and a chateau at the top of the village that was once owned by the Marquis de Sade.
We had a great day and got back just in time for a quick dip in the pool (just for Steve - the water has gotten quite cool since the weather has been cooler).
Tomorrow we plan to tackle Sainte Victoire which is about 90 minutes from here. We saw the mountain and the cross the last time we were here and have added it to our bucket list.
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