DAY 64 - COUSTELLET TO PLAN-D'ORGON

We've had plenty of rain on our walk through France, and we've had snow. Today we had wind.

Coustellet was packed this morning for the weekly market. We worked our way through the stalls which had been set up on our walking path, and were soon in the country.

Heading out of Coustellet via the Sunday market

We were on the cycle path for a short while before rejoining the GR653D. 

Llama in front of the Luberon 

The Mistral, the strong north wind, had blown up. Given the propensity of the GR to wander in all directions, we experienced the Mistral first as a headwind, then as a tailwind, and mostly as a crosswind. 

Into the Mistral 

We briefly had the Mistral as a tailwind

We found shelter from the wind in Cavaillon, where we had a lengthy lunch stop.

Lunch in Cavaillon 

Cavaillon has a long and interesting history, and we enjoyed wandering around its old streets.

The old town of Cavaillon 

Roman arch from the first century

Two shadowy figures (or is that shady characters) reading about the history of Cavaillon 

There is a hill at Cavaillon, the Colline Saint-Jacques, so we climbed it.

Cavaillon from the Colline Saint-Jacques 

Once we had admired the view, we descended back down through Cavaillon, crossed a bridge over the Durance (with the Mistral blowing us sideways) and found our accommodation for the night.

Going back down to Cavaillon 

Day:  64

Distance: 19.77 km
Walking time:  4hrs 12mins
Elevation gain:  530 metres
Cumulative distance:  1597.92 km