Isle Sorgue

Tuesday, July 24 I had the most wonderful sleep in my gorgeous room.  It is very hot in Provence, but I prefer to sleep with the windows and terrace doors wide open. Breakfast with the gang and then we were in the van. There have been many sayings over the week so far, and the most prominent, is " just get in the van".  We choose not to rely on the itinerary, but to just go with the flow.  As Jim reminds us, what is planned is none of our business, so we coined the phrase to just get in the van Today we headed to another charming town called Isle Sorgue.  It has the most clear and clean running stream that flows through the centre of town.  As often as i can, i like to scatter some of Steve's ashes in running waters and was able to do this discreetly.  We are left on our own to shop and dine.  I chose to take more photos and as always to visit the village church where I continue to light candles for those I love.  I  met up with Denise for a lovely lunch before heading back. We then went to visit the Museum and soap factory of Marius Fabres.  They are famous soap makers in Salon de Provence and are known for Marseilles Soap. We toured the factory and learned first hand how the soap is produced, perfumed and hand stamped.  As always, we had the opportunity to purchase some goodies. Robbi decided we would just head back to St. Remy as we all seemed a little fatigued. We returned to the hotel, had time for a swim and shower before heading off to dinner. We went to the most charming family owned Brasserie in the village. We enjoyed warm goat cheese salad with toast tapanade, Morrocan chicken and vegetables and warm gateaux chocolate. Of course our meal was complimented by a lovely Rose and white wine. We the wandered the village as some of the artisans were setting up for the market the next morning. A wander back to the hotel for the night.