Travel another way

Following Linda’s broken foot to Isle Sur la Sorgue, the painters had an amazing array of subjects to paint ranging from the orange umbrellas of the Cafe Bellevue, the deep blue green water of the River Sorgue,  paddling ducks below, and underwater life.

Kerry's painting of Isle sur la Sorgue

Painters convened to lunch on fresh trout, salmon steak and cod in shrimp sauce at Cafe Bellevue and view their scenes from the opposite side. After their fabulous lunch, a refreshing walk along the river revealed the water wheel of an earlier moulin (mill) and continued reflections of glorious flowers and fabulous architecture.

View of Isle sur la Sorgue

As we met by the river to leave the village, Victoria noticed a free-wheeling young fellow named Michael riding his bicycle in his flip-flops, whom Linda and she had met on the train from Paris to Avignon as they were all moving heavy luggage, mindful of the “broken foot” and his flip flops.  Michael explained he was wearing flip-flops because he had blisters from the hiking expedition in the Himalayas from which he was returning to his lovely village home in Isle Sur la Sorgue.

…And so continue the footsteps of the broken foot which will lead  Linda tomorrow to London as we all disperse and depart from our charming Maison aux Volets Bleus in Venasque.

writer: Kerry, one of the guests on the French Escapade tour

Our group (from left, front to back then from right, back to front): Pam, Linda, Kerry, Tina, Victoria, Lynne and Marty