Monday. The day has been overcast and we had rain during the night. We are so lucky to have had such great weather for our boating experience. We were up earlyish to be packed and ready to hand the boat back. It was sad to say goodbye to her. We had a final photo taken of us, wearing our nautical headgear, and Clairac. Then it was a taxi ride back to Agen and a long wait for our train to Nimes. Fortunately the station has a great cafe, cosy and with good, cheap food. Tuesday. An uneventful ride to Nimes. We saw quite a few wind turbines and a number of vineyards. The station in Nimes is beautiful. It is made of limestone and has fabulous vaulted ceilings. It also has lifts! Unfortunately, we only found them today (Tuesday) after hefting our too-heavy cases up and down stairs last night. We stayed in a seventeenth century hotel, also made of the local limestone. It reminded us of Romeo and Juliet, all stone balconies and staircases. The morning was spent wandering around Nimes. We visited the arena, a first century Roman amphitheatre, like the Coliseum. It's hard to believe that such an ancient edifice can still be in use today, but last week it hosted bullfights and they also have regular concerts there. The streets of Nimes were narrow and winding with lots of picturesque shuttered houses and some pretty trendy shops. At about midday we headed back to the station, where we discovered the lifts! It was much easier getting to the right platform. There are a number of changes of train today and so far we are doing well. Nimes to Lyon. Lyon to Amberieu. Amberieu to Chambery (the train we are on now). Chambery to Bardonecchia. So tonight we will be in Italy and I will have no more Internet access unless I can find wifi. So don't hold your breath for the next episode!