Day 6 Jun25

Day 6

Blaye -Ile de Patiras -Bourg 7:30 – 9 am breakfast Comes this morning with a view of the peaceful village of Blaye. The town is small – one kilometer long: a collection of mostly one story stone buildings, it has a small population keeping it alive while...

Day 7 Jun24

Day 7

Bourg – Pauillac – Bordeaux 7:30 am visit another island today – Ile de Margaux The buffet choices change each day and there is always a surprise. Of course some things never change – great specialty coffee, good breads and cheeses, yogurt and fruit – always there. How is it that we are always so ravenous every morning? We’ve start to cruise toward Ile de Margaux to visit the vineyard and taste the wines of the Domaine de Margaux. Margaux island, part of an archipelago Gironde – 8 islands located in the heart of the estuary –  with an area of 25 hectares, is one of the...

Day 8 Jun23

Day 8

Bio-Market, Bordeux history tour – Cadillac 7:30 – 9:30 am breakfast One by one couples emerge from their cabins and head for the breakfast buffet, choose their foods, and join an open table. Its at table exchanges we get to know people who days ago were...

Day 9 Jun22

Day 9

Cadillac – Castets-en Dorthe 7:30-9 am breakfast It’s our last day and we’ve a full agenda. Breakfast mingling is animated with laughter and chatter. Coffee tastes really good this morning and the cheeses are superb. The local yogurt is very tasty – we try...

Jun21

Thanks to all who helped create this fine experience Fun of Travel  Joseph Cillo Publisher & Editor in Chief  Mary Buttaro Creative & Photo Editor Bordeaux Tourist Office  Gwenaëlle Towse-Vallet Press Attaché France Cruises  Jean-Francois Dabrowski President Mirabelle...