It’s really odd, but our friend Rich from Duluth pointed out some weeks ago that he hadn’t seen a single squirrel in our travels around southern France. I have still to report that after nearly 6 weeks, we have yet to spot one! We have seen all sorts of bird life, hawks, eagles, swifts, swallows, seagulls, heron, egret, doves, pigeons, swans and lots of ducks! Along the river we also saw otter (muskrat?) and turtles. Of course in the fields we have seen goats, sheep, cows and lots of geese (we’ve been in the land of foie gras!) There have been plenty of cute green lizards around, but remarkably no squirrels or chipmunks, or mice, rats or rabbits for that matter!
The roads we’ve been travelling for the most part have been very good, but never very wide. Luckily Peter has practice with this from the English lanes he’s driven over the years. I have a few photos of roads, mostly in medieval towns, where two cars really shouldn’t have to meet and pass each other. Makes for exciting driving!
And putting the two together, driving & animals, there has been virtually NO roadkill anywhere we’ve been. We’ve been driving in ver unpopulated areas, way out in the boonies. There have been signs occasionally for deer or other animals crossing, but we have yet to see much of anything!
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