now we are in provence. and it is definitly worth the wait. 2 nights ago we stayed in arles and saw a free show at the roman amphitheatre with regional dancing, horses, and bull chasing. the bull comes out then about 15 young guys run about the ring taunting the bull trying to touch its head, the bull chases them then they take huge leaps out of the ring before the bull gets them. we saw 2 guys get sort of trampled, was pretty crazy. we then biked to st remy de provence and visited the mental hospital where vincent van gough admitted himself and where he painted his most famous paintings like the sunflowers and the starry night. we saw his room, his view and lots about his troubles. was very interesting and special to be there.
today we biked from st remy through st baux de provence to salon de provence, through the appilles mountains. like mini alps. fantastic riding with a steady climb through landscape very lake tahoeisk, pine trees, white rock to the an awesome view of the area. of where we have come and where we were to go. looked down upon the chateau there which we visited. very old broken up cut out of the mountain. the wind today was insane, the camground tells us 75 kph. it would blow u around quite a bit. tommorow we go to just outside marseilles then the next day into the city and will probably stay the night there. hoping to put photos on there. had planned on doing it here but unable. so things are going awesomely. super excited about the biking to come. will be heading into the alps in less than a week!