It was a long drive to Villefranche but eventually we got there. We milled around in another church waiting to be picked up by our new hosts. Unfortunately, in the chaos, someone's bag disappeared which contained musical instruments with both financial and sentimental value. This cast a shadow over the end of the tour. Our new hosts were Jean and his wife Chantal. Jean, a short tanned man, was there to pick us up. As there were six of us staying at the same house we followed Jean in the minibus. The drive, getting ever deeper into wine country, felt like it went on for ever. In reality it was probably forty-five minutes. When we arrived we were met by Chantal and did proper introductions. We were shown to our rooms where each bed had a
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