{"id":6014,"date":"2015-09-20T08:28:21","date_gmt":"2015-09-20T08:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/?p=6014"},"modified":"2025-10-01T16:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:32:13","slug":"getting-out-of-the-turkish-heat-aquitaine-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/?p=6014","title":{"rendered":"Getting out of the Turkish heat: Aquitaine (France)"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Ben<\/a>
Ben and Irene in a field of sunflowers on the road from Ste. Sabine-Born to Essigeac<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is the last, and very delayed, installment of our photoblogs about our July\/August trip to western Europe to escape the heat of southern Turkey.\u00a0 On August 24, we flew from Vienna to Bordeaux on Europe Airpost, a budget airline.\u00a0 We picked up a rental car at the airport, drove to a Boutique Orange to get a SIM for my iPad, and then 90 minutes to the east to the little village of Saint Quentin de Caplong in the wine area east of St. Emillion where we stayed in a cute B&B set in the middle of the vineyards.\u00a0 We arrived late and hungry at 10 pm at the Chambres d’H\u00c3\u00b4tes<\/span> “Les Foucauds” and our hosts set out plates of p\u00c3\u00a2t\u00c3\u00a9, bread, and crudit\u00c3\u00a9s, and of course, a selection of local wines.\u00a0 The next night we were served a spectacular multi-course meal at an outdoor table overlooking the vineyards.<\/p>\n

\"Vineyards<\/a>
Vineyards surround our chambre d’h\u00c3\u00b4tes in Saint-Quentin-de-Caplong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Grapes<\/a>
Grapes are almost ready for harvest in Saint-Quentin-de-Caplong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Laura<\/a>
Laura tries out the pool (Saint-Quentin-de-Caplong)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Rolled<\/a>
Rolled bales of hay (Saint-Quentin-de-Caplong)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bridge<\/a>
Bridge over the River Dordogne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From Saint-Quentin-de-Caplong we drove to the country home (“La Bourg”) of Melinda and George of the yacht “Daedalus.”\u00a0 We met Melinda and George while cruising along the Australian coast on the way to Darwin in 2011.\u00a0 They were with us for the Sail Indonesia rally, and subsequently in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.\u00a0 Their boat is still in Malaysia.\u00a0 Their centuries old home in Fongalop (near Monpazier) is very charming and comfortable and we ate, drank, toured and had a wonderful time visiting with them.<\/p>\n

\"Melinda<\/a>
Melinda and Laura in front of Melinda’s home in Fongalop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"The<\/a>
The c\u00c3\u00a8pes (a type of wild mushroom) were in season around Fongalop (shown in Melinda’s kitchen))<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Mark,<\/a>
Mark, George, and Melinda pose with the c\u00c3\u00a8pes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\""La<\/a>
“La Bourg,” the home of Melinda and George in Fongalop (Dordogne region)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From Fongalop, we drive to the chambre d’h\u00c3\u00b4tes “Au Merlot” in Ste. Sabine-Born to await the arrival of our son Benjamin and his girlfriend Irene who were driving up from Hondarribia in the Basque County of Spain.\u00a0 We had a wonderful 36 hours with them … touring, talking, and eating.<\/p>\n

\"Ben<\/a>
Ben and Irene at Ste. Sabine-Born<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Ben<\/a>
Ben and Irene at Ste. Sabine-Born<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Ben<\/a>
Ben and Irene at Ste. Sabine-Born<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Mark,<\/a>
Mark, Ben and Irene at Ste. Sabine-Born<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Chateau<\/a>
Chateau near Ste. Sabine-Born<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bicycle<\/a>
Bicycle transformed to a planter in Essegiac<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ben and Irene drove back to Spain and one day later we drove to Lompian (near Damazan) to stay with our friends Danny Rose and Jamie Fellner at “Maison du Canal,” a beautiful old house set right on the Canal du Midi that they had rented.\u00a0 We walked along the paved path along the canal, rented a canal boat for a cruise, and toured and dined in the towns of the Lot-et-Garonne department.\u00a0 It was wonderful to spend time with Danny and Jamie in such a beautiful place and was a fitting and memorable end to our European sojourn.<\/p>\n

\"Danny,<\/a>
Danny, Jamie, and Laura at Lompian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Canal<\/a>
Canal du Midi near Lompian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Canal<\/a>
Canal du Midi near Lompian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

M.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is the last, and very delayed, installment of our photoblogs about our July\/August trip to western Europe to escape the heat of southern Turkey.\u00a0 On August 24, we flew from Vienna to Bordeaux on Europe Airpost, a budget airline.\u00a0 We picked up a rental car at the airport, drove to a Boutique Orange to … <\/p>\n

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