You drove in France!!

I have just face-timed Booka; you gotta love this modern technology. She is leaving tonight and we will see each other soon in Istanbul, and I can't wait. We left the town of Avignon and caught a bus to pick up our car. It was a lovely Renault and the camp guy on the desk insisted on giving us the car with the sat nav in it and showed us how to use it. He was ever so excited about us finding an Australian chap called "Ken" on the TomTom. Ken is our new best friend. Mum asked me if I wanted to drive and I thought "what the heck". We bravely drove from the Gare d'Avignon at 5 kms per hour!!! Managing the first roundabout on the wrong side of the road, oh my god!!! We set off, and look out Provence, here we come. Not having used a TomTom before, we soon discovered a "deviation, as the French call it. So we are not 5 minutes out of town and we are lost, and bloody Ken insists on telling me we need to turn around. We finally get back on track and it is hilarious as Mum is still trying to work what the hell Ken is talking about!! If you have ever driven through Provence, you will know it is so beautiful. Mum described the countryside as soft and it's so lush and green. I think she liked the small peloton of men in lycra on bikes in front of us for a while!! We stopped at a fruit stall on the side of the road and bought half a kilo of strawberries and they were so sweet. We ate as we drove with not a care in the world. We hit the following places - Gordes (medieval town that stops you in your track) and then we drove to Apt as we thought we may stay the night. It was so dodgy looking that we drove onto a lovely little town called Bonnieux. If you get a minute, google some of the images of these towns. We had no accommodation and we managed to get a room at the very top of the village. This village is across the way from Lacoste. We had dinner over looking the valley and we both had duck with the most delicious mushroom sauce. Now about the duck, I think he gave us one each, it was huge. The French election debate was on and they were all glued to the tv in the restaurant. You know who won by now. At the end of the day my neck was tight from surviving the day driving in France. I'm so proud of myself and Mum, as it wasn't easy at times, especially when a bus is coming - yikes! We are still friends and laughing lots which is great. Good night my lovelies, it's 11.45pm now and I need to make sure Mum isn't snoring her head off. Ciao for now.