13 June: Boarding our FlyBe Dash 8 at Southampton
13 June:
13 June: Arrival at Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
13 June: The Musee des Confluences science centre and anthropology museum on the banks of the Rhone in Lyon
13 June: Euronews (green) building on the banks of the Rhone
13 June: 'Le Cube Orange' on the banks of the Rhone
13 June: Walk-about in Lyon
13 June: Our guide in Lyon
13 June: Maison du Crible - in the Trabule area of former silk merchants
13 June: Silk shop-ping
13 June: Inside the silk shop
13 June: Inside the silk shop - Jacquard loom
13 June: Inside the silk shop - silkworms at work
13 June: Boulangerie window - Lyon
13 June: Lyon - busking music student?
13 June: Boarding MS Camargue in Lyon
13 June: A cabin on MS Camargue
13 June: A cabin on MS Camargue - room with a view
13 June: On board - let the fun begin!
13 June: Some of the ladies on the sun deck
13 June: On the sun deck
14 June: Ines and Eileen
14 June: AlanC and Eileen
14 June: A quiz!
14 June: Brian and Rob chatting while Brian sets up for recording our passage through the next lock
14 June: Descending into one of many deep locks
14 June: Emerging from the lock
14 June: Ecluse (lock) de Caderousse
14 June: Castle in Chateuneuf-du-Pape region
14 June: Chateuneuf-du-Pape region
14 June: Relaxing with a beer and a chat
14 June: On the sun deck
14 June: Hazel and Eileen on the sun deck
14 June: Tanker 'Dartimon' passing by
14 June: Ecluse d'Avignon
14 June: Monument du centenaire de la réunion d'Avignon et du Comtat à la France, Avignon
14 June: Arles
14 June: Camargue - stork on the nest
14 June: Camargue - stork leaving the nest
14 June: Camargue - the bulls
14 June: Camargue - stop at Mas du Notaire for wine tasting
14 June: Camargue - stop at Mas du Notaire for wine tasting and a little pork and bull sausage.
14 June: Camargue
14 June: Camargue - the white horses
14 June: Camargue - bull
14 June: Camargue - bull and calves
14 June: Camargue - a coypu scuttles across in front of our Landrover Defender
14 June: Camargue - the horses and bulls live happily together
14 June: Aigues-Mortes - walled town in the Camargue
15 June: Trompe l'oeil in Avignon
15 June: Avignon - Palais des Papes and the Cathedral
15 June: Statue of the Virgin Mary on top of the Catherdral
15 June: Classic holiday pose!
15 June: The wondrous cross
15 June: Avignon Cathedral
15 June: Avignon - street musician
15 June: The famous 'Pont d'Avignon'
15 June: Leaving Avignon
15 June: Heads down for a very low bridge
15 June: Arriving at Chateauneuf Du Pape for a tour of the Ardeche by coach
15 June: Lavender en route to the Ardeche
15 June:
15 June: Pont d'Arc
15 June: Eileen and Sue at Grotte de la Madeleine
15 June: Eileen at Grotte de la Madeleine
15 June: View from Grotte de la Madeleine
15 June: Reflection in the wake
15 June: Entertainment Night - Eileen (by permission!) leading the dancing with Frank
15 June: Entertainment Night - a bit of fun with Hazel, Sue and David, dragged from the audience!
15 June: Entertainment Night - Eileen and Brian before they knew what was coming ...
15 June: Entertainment Night - puzzled anticipation from Eileen and Brian
15 June: So Eileen becomes Barbie Girl's "Ken" ...
15 June: ... and Brian becomes yer actual Barbie Girl!
15 June: ... dancing to "I'm a Barbie Girl, in a Barbie World"!
16 June: Eileen at La Voulte
16 June: Leaving La Voulte
16 June: Steering carefully into a lock
16 June: Entering Beauchastel lock
16 June: Beauchastel Lock
16 June: These locks were deep!
16 June: Happy family, sailing along ...
16 June: A heron enjoying a waterfall
16 June: Valence Cathedral
16 June: AlanC at the war memorial in Valence
16 June: MS Camargue moored at Valence
17 June: Lyon - early breakfast on board before disembarking for the airport
17 June: Coming into Southampton over the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth
