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The furthest point
Solar Tour 2008 – Day 9: When we arrived at the Côte d’Azur, we came through Tourrettes-sur-Loup. At that time there was a pottery market and the town looked interesting enough to visit it again. It...
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A detour to Trigance
Solar Tour 2008 – Day 9: On our way to the Verdon Gorge and the St. Croix lake, we passed a sign about an old medieval village called Trigance. As it was just a small detour and since we needed fresh...
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Grand canyon du Verdon
Solar Tour 2008 – Day 9: Soon after Trigance, we reached the Verdon Gorge, the world’s second largest gorge with a length of 25 kilometers and up to 700 meters deep. We’ve visited this impressive...
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Looking for black olive rolls
Solar Tour 2008 –Day 9: 8 years ago in May 2000 we have been camping in Les Salles-sur-Verdon. Back then in a small tent and our dog Jill was only 2 years old. Les Salles-sur-Verdon is a brand new...
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[singlepic=35,200,,,right]Solar Tour 2008 – Day 10: We had about 5 days left on this tour, which meant that we could spend up to 3 more days in the Provence. We knew that we wanted to visit Nyons...
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Moulin de Montfuron
Solar Tour 2008 – Day 10: Soon after Manosque on the route to Apt, we saw an old mill on a hill and since it was time for lunch, we decided to stop there. The Moulin de Montfuron was built under Louis...
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Fort de Buoux
Solar Tour 2008 – Day 10: Leaving Montfuron and its old mill behind us, we were soon on the D900 again, going west towards Apt. While Apt is certainly worth being visited, we didn’t feel like doing a...
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[singlepic=39,200,,,right]Solar Tour 2008 – Day 10: From Buoux it is just a small drive north-west to Roussillon, one of the Plus Beaux Villages de France and known for its ochre mines. We first...
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The spring of the Sorgue
Solar Tour 2008 – Day 11: Yesterday when we left Roussillon we tried to reach Camping La Coutelière close to Fontaine-de-Vaucluse along the river Sorgue in time, but when we arrived the reception was...
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R.I.P. unknown friend
The last day of our tour had a sad ending. On our way through Belgium we all of a sudden saw a dog next to freeway and stopped for him. Our worries came true. The dog, which looked like a German...
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