Our day started with a breakfast cruise to Aramon, only 15 km away.
We moored at a nice new pontoon but the town itself was a short distance away. By 0930 we were on the bikes and heading along quiet country roads through small villages towards one of the most well known sights of Provence – Pont du Gard.
This impressive Roman aqueduct is the highest (at nearly 50m) and one of the best preserved and was part of the 50km long Nimes aqueduct.
We had several hours to wander the site, watch the movie of it’s construction and visit the excellent museum.
From here we rode along more quiet roads before we reached the winery Cave des Vignerons in the village of Montfrin. We were surprised to find the skeleton of a Siberian mammoth here. The connection to wine production was unclear, however it does make a good logo for the company.
From here it was a short distance back to our barge for a hot shower and dinner. After dinner we went for a walk into Aramon with Marco. We saw another bull ring, but there were no bars or cafes open and the streets were deserted. When we got back to the barge we found some fisherman with a large catfish they had caught. We took some photos, they took some, then some more, and more until we were worried the poor fish wouldn’t survive when they released it back into the river. Eventually it swam slowly off and we headed off to bed.
