Avignon to La Motte (Var) France

Traveled: 223kms
Stay: La Motte (free parking, € services) N43°29.794' E6°31.894' / 43.49692, 6.53167  

It was a wet start to the day. On the way to Leclerc to get some Diesel, Mark noticed the Blue lights flashing. We pulled over and we were a little concerned about what we had done wrong. Mark got out to greet the police officer and said he was from Australia. He told us that we had not pulled over quick enough into the right lane. He asked us where we were headed and he started to give us directions and then said ‘Just follow me’. So we ended up having a police escort to Leclerc! After a little top up of shopping, it was still raining. We were advised that it would not be worthwhile to visit the ancient town Les Baux-de-Provence, so we headed to Aix-en-Provence. We tried to get to the Tourist Office, but it was located in the centre of town and didn’t offer convenient parking. So on we travelled. Next destination was a French Passion (we paid a yearly subscription to allow us to stay at a farm for free) in Cabasse. So we drove along some narrow roads and then a narrower track to arrive at a very secluded winery. Quite pretty, but it was still early in the day, so we decided to head a little closer to our destination for tomorrow. Finally we arrived in La Motte, an aire next to a quaint village that was pleasant to walk around and we even bought a bottle of local red at the towns’ winery co-operative. Santé!