After a day of traveling, I landed in Marseille around 9:30 am. Jody and Luisa were on the plane with me from Frankfurt and when we landed, Greg was waiting for us. Turns out Jody’s and Greg’s bags were lost. After we messed around with that, we headed out for the 90 minute drive to Heyres. This lovely town is 30 minutes from St. Tropez on the French Riviera.
We settled in and had some lunch before heading out to La Londe to go shopping to get them both some clothes. Then it was soon 4:30 when we would meet up with our hosts. Turns out the Fabre Family goes way back a few generations as the most famous family of French Rose producers there is. Monsieur Fabre’s grandmother met Queen Victoria when she was a little girl as the Queen used to vacation in Southern France. This started a long friendship between the two family’s. They have a museum in their house (or mansion) with a case with a ton of the Queen’s jewels. It’s like a museum with a ton of security. There are also photos on the piano fo Prince Rainier and Prince Albert, Grace Kelly and other royalty from Monaco which is 30 minutes away. The home, which has been there for hundreds of years, also has this amazing garden. The whole place was like out of a movie.
After touring the home and gardens we all jumped in 4 black Audi’s and they then took us for a surprise. Monsieur Fabre had rented a private motor yacht to take us to this small island where there are no cars for a special dinner. Now everyone was super tired but we were off. We had a great time and great dinner with way too much food, all fresh and prepared just for us. The fresh seafood was amazing and we dined and drank (not me) until about 11pm! We finally took the boat back and were home by midnight. I slept for 7 hours and amd now getting ready to go. This morning we’re back with them before heading out to Auvignon to meet another estate, for yet another good time and I’m sure more food. 
Here’s sme pics of the home, the sunset from our island dinner and me and a few of the guys. I need to bring the family here and of course our hosts want me to and are already making special plans for Lori and the boys. I slept for 7 hours and now need to get moving. After spending so much time in Italy, it’s great to be in France, which is a great Country with super friendly people. I do need to brush up on my french though! Take care, GB.