Driving Miss Paula

Today Duane took Paula for a ride in the Provencal (Cote de Rhone) country side. The tiny, little French roads always make for a breathtaking ride. Now, the major highways are huge and wide and marked and smooth,  pleasant enough and not at all scary. The road we took to Nyons today was so narrow that most of the time Duane was certain two cars could NOT meet and pass safely! Yet they did! These cute little paths are not marked, no paint, no arrows, no curb and they weave through the countryside as if designed by a drunken donkey, which by the way, is exactly how they were originally created. Really, that's how these roads started out. Now, to make it really interesting they dig a deep 3 foot ditch right on the side of the road. One tiny miscue and you're in the ditch! Duane thinks that Adele calls it, "Rolling in the Deep!"  Duane likes this kind of challenge, but poor Paula spends a great deal of time gasping for breath, pressing on her imaginary brake peddle and white knuckling the door handles. It is great fun! (If you are the driver!) By now we are roundabout wizards, but they can be a challenge when lots of traffic is coming at you. Duane thinks it is best to approach them fast and just keep moving. Looking only slows things down.