S H F bike tours 🚴🏼 🇫🇷 day 20

Still with this adventure? Wonderful!   Day 5 of 6 for biking and a short day at that.  23k to ride today. The most brisk one so far ... 12 degrees ... Celsius. The Aussies were bundled up like it was the middle of a minnesota winter.  Most of the day was spent exploring Arles on foot. Another fascinating town in Provence. 

One of their claims to fame is Vincent Van Gogh spent 18 months here that was toward the end of his life. The location where he cut off his ear. That is the legend. He actually only lopped off the ear lobe. Still a bit not rational ....  Below is a sculpture of him. No ear...

The Romans established and built much of the structures in the 100 bc century. Below is the ruins of the smaller colliseum.  The huge one is a block away.  Those mamouth stadiums....somethings do not change...

Back on the boat for a 3 hour cruise, and our last, on a canal to our last destination.  Here are some pics of our boat and crew. 

Our boat is the Soleo... A bit of the runt amount the litter of barge cruisers ...

C'est Bon! Bon Jour Ages Mortes!  Explored this ancient walled city after dark... Got as far as one of the local pubs, the TacTac.  Thought I died and went to heaven. Never before and most likely never again will see so many bottles of whisky, scotch, beer, and just about every spirit amaginable.... Yes, we did sample a few. Salute!

Tomorrow, we bike and explore this ancient city. Do check back for tomorrow's last installment.