Well folks, I made it safe and sound. After dodging the treacherous Mordor-esque ash cloud things should have gotten a bit easier... but it just turned out to be a long day. Sitting on the runway for a while in London and the 3hr train to Avignon, along with other things, led to arriving at the guide house close to 9pm. My co-guide, Renee, and I took a taxi to the guide house in Bonnieux as our last leg of the journey.
The guide house is nestled in between the Luberon and Vaucluse mountains. The short driveway leading up to the house extends a decent distance around the area and is supposedly great for a run. From the back patio you can see Marquis de Sade's castle lit up at night and I will look for John Malkovich's place soon. If you search Marquis de Sade I am giving you an adult content warning; he is the reason behind the word Sadistic, FYI.
The layout of the guide house is very nice and open. There is a living room/kitchen (very open), as you will see, and multiple rooms. There are 2 bedrooms on the bottom floor and four in the loft area. I'm upstairs, but it's just Renee and me right now so it's quiet and relaxed. The office out back has all of the necessary regional documents and trip info, and the warehouse is located at the bottom of the patio steps. That's a quick run-through of the house!
Tomorrow Renee and I will make a grocery run, maybe to the market in Bedoin, and then we'll get some nice riding in to shake out those travel legs. Time to get settled, clean up and get some rest. Hopefully this link works, and you can check out a few photos I quickly snapped.
http://picasaweb.google.com/spgrecu
Schweeeeeet, I wish I could be there with you.
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