France

We have arrived in Montpellier but not before some GPS issues.

Around 30 minutes out from Montpellier we rang ahead to our accommodation advising that we would be there in 30 minutes however the apartment owner suggested that 90 minutes would be more suitable so grumpily we agreed and continued on.

Around 11kms out of town (according to the GPS) there was a road sign advising that the turnoff was in 1km. Ha ha we thought not falling for that one we will follow the GPS.

So we did. Sailed passed that turnoff waiting for advice from the GPS to turnoff in 9kms but it soon became apparent that there had been significant motorway improvements and in fact the only turn off for Montpellier was the one 11kms down the road.

All we could do was continue on the motorway until there was an available exit which was some 20kms passed Montpellier, so we exited paid our by now inflated toll, crossed over the motorway and reentered on the other side and yes there was now another toll to contend with and returned back down the motorway this time following the signposts and not the GPS arriving at the accommodation with 15 minutes to spare.

We were thankful that the owner had not agreed the 30 minutes we had suggested as he would have been left standing there for 45 minutes or so while we were motoring around!

After putting the suitcases in the apartment we went walking in the general direction of the supermarket which we found and returned with our supplies in some hot weather so was thankful to jump into the onsite pool.

After our swim we took a tram into the central city and found a meal on the Plaza de la Comedie which is on the perimeter of the historic area

A reasonable meal followed by a walk around to get some feel for the city, back on the tram and in 15 minutes we were back in the apartment fiddling with a TV which so far has not responded to our urgings and is not giving us any picture at all!