The Marseille marina and church on the hill in the background

The end of the road by car,Marseille

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November 21st 2009
It has been a warm night in our Première Classe room and Gretchen heard the neighbours talking for a good part of the night. This morning has dawned a bit overcast but we are still avoiding the rain and the forecast for the day is good in Marseille which is our destination by the end of the day.In fact we will be less than 3 hours on the road if all goes according to plan. The cleaners started e ... read more

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