provence monday

yes, we even took monday off! So we headed off early to get some climbing in at St Leger again, and did some nice climbs in sector Al Andaluze, and then I got another thrashing on Kiwasi. SERENITY NOW! On the way back to the Mas Solige, we stopped at another winery called Le Domaine Morand near le Mont Ventoux. This one was in the middle of the vineyards and olive groves, and the woman running it was very nice. We bought a few bottles here too. the funny thing is that you could buy AOC wine in bulk out of huge steel containers with wine-guns:



1.40 euro a litre!

We also stopped by a small town called Baumes-de-Venise, and bought some great olive oil with one of those cool curved dispenser tops (little things keep me happy).

After cramming the table back into the clio, we drove north through Orange to visit the woman who sold us the table in Mornas. She had some cool armoires:





The second one had a secret drawer that you access after removing a drawer, sliding a secret panel to the right, and sliding the bottom of the drawer towards you. Its kind of obvious that theres something there:



but cool nevertheless. The insignia at the bottom is a chestnut, and is apparently common in armoires from the Ardeche region.

By the time we made it home, we were completeley exhausted. After climbing for 4 or five hours and touring around, we were ready to fall asleep as soon as we walked in the door. Unfortunately, we had to keep circling the block because no parking was to be found. We finally found a space, and to our dismay discovered that the elevator was broken! Several refreshing trips later (up 7 flights of stairs), we collapsed. Although I didnt think it was possible, I discovered that an antique table and fifteen bottles of wine lose some of their charm after the fourth landing. Here are some pictures of our booty: