23.10 - Day 282 - Cabannes incl L'isle-sur-la-Sorgue and Gordes, FRA

Wednesday 23rd October - Cabannes incl L'isle-sur-la-Sorgue and Gordes, France (Day 282)

Any day that starts with collecting four baguettes from the boulangerie is going to be a good day - collected after a little stroll through Cabannes; the mornings are noticeably darker as we reach the end of October. 

Once the school work is complete we head out with our baguette heavy packed lunch, heading first to L'isle-sur-la-Sorgue, a town where the old village was built on an island created by splitting the rivers into two channels and then harnessing that water power. 

We spot about 10 water wheels, most still spinning slowly as we walk a lap with a stop for lunch and a play park visit. It’s a nice little village deserving of an hour or two. 

A further 15 minutes away, our host, Carole, had recommended Gordes as the most beautiful village in France. 

It certainly has a very picturesque view of the village available from just across a narrow valley. The stonework and colour has an English Cotswolds feel to it. 

A short amble around, a small art exhibition and trying to balance all four of us seesaw in the play park is enough for us and it’s back home to Loustaudemanet for TV, Lego and dinner.