We trained and bussed up to the small town of Perpignan just North of the Spanish, French border. From here we picked up our 4 door Fiat and jumped on the nearest autostrada. We had a lot of road to cover and three separate truck crashes made it a long day in the car, but this gave us a chance to talk Jane's ear off about all happenings back home. Eventually we pulled into our chateau accommodation and lugged our bags up to what must of been the top floor. We hurried out for some dinner, arriving at the local country restaurant just in time for some seriously good food. In the morning we walked the green grounds surrounding the chateau snapping some handy picks. We grabbed a map off the lovely property hosts and headed out into the wine region. It didn't disappoint and we were lucky to get a sunny day in amongst two wet days so we loaded up on picnic goodies and then weaved through the rolling, bright green hills. After stopping for breath taking pics and a wine tasting we found a good picnic spot and enjoyed the local food and wine under the sun. A great day driving around some of the better countryside in the world! We set of the next day with a smaller drive to Dijon. We dropped the bags off and then went in to check out the little town. It gave off a very old, villagey feel and we enjoyed its shops and general street happenings as well as our own attempts to communicate with the locals. We ducked home for some tennis on the TV and rest before driving back into town for a pasta feed. The next day we got back on the autostrada for the final trek into one of the Paris airports.
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