On Saturday we said goodbye to Leslie and her family and began our journey to Cassis. Rod’s idea was to take the scenic journey via secondary roads that wound their way through towns and villages instead of using the super highways. This was a great idea until we discovered that we had been driving about and hour and a half and had only covered about 1 ½ inch on the map (approx. 10 inches to our destination). So off to the super highway we go. These highways are toll roads and even though these tolls really add up, they are worth the time they save driving (especially with the “are we there yet?”s in the back seat). We finally arrived in Cassis after 7 hours of driving. We tried to follow the directions to our rental but we ended up getting hopelessly lost. This port town is built in the coastal cliffs rising almost straight from the water and the roads are amazingly steep and narrow. The owner’s father came to get us on his motorcycle and we followed him up the cliffs to the apartment. We were so happy to get there.
Sunday morning Rod and I left the kids and made our way to the market to get some breakfast fixin’s. After eating we headed to the beach. Parking any where near the beach is a nightmare. Even if you find a spot it will only be about 8 inches longer than your car and you would have to an amazing parallel parker. So Rod dropped us off and drove up the cliffs to find parking. The first beach we found was very rocky but the next beach had much smaller rocks and was lots more comfortable. We ended up staying too long and the kids got sunburned. Taryn loved the sea. The water was so clear and refreshing.
For supper we headed back to the heart of Cassis and ate at La Place. This restaurant set up a big flat screen TV outside where everyone sat and watched the final World Cup game. When Spain scored the winning goal the whole place went nuts. After Spain won (11:00pm) we headed for the car and back to the apartment. It was another long day and everyone was very tired.
Sunday morning Rod and I left the kids and made our way to the market to get some breakfast fixin’s. After eating we headed to the beach. Parking any where near the beach is a nightmare. Even if you find a spot it will only be about 8 inches longer than your car and you would have to an amazing parallel parker. So Rod dropped us off and drove up the cliffs to find parking. The first beach we found was very rocky but the next beach had much smaller rocks and was lots more comfortable. We ended up staying too long and the kids got sunburned. Taryn loved the sea. The water was so clear and refreshing.
For supper we headed back to the heart of Cassis and ate at La Place. This restaurant set up a big flat screen TV outside where everyone sat and watched the final World Cup game. When Spain scored the winning goal the whole place went nuts. After Spain won (11:00pm) we headed for the car and back to the apartment. It was another long day and everyone was very tired.
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