The longest day

Up at 6:30 for our last ship breakfast, made our last lunch for later in the day and off we went.

8am taxi was good.

We caught  the 9:16 train to the Spanish French border at Cerbére. No problems.

We had a long wait between trains so Annette went for a walk and found a lovely rocky beach.

Got on the next train and all was good until we got up to 10 minutes before arrival at Narbonne and the train stopped. We kept getting messages that our train was delayed over and over again until we arrived over 30 minutes late.

In a panic, the Editor and her suitcase headed for the ticket office to rearrange our travel. From this point on I carried both our bags up and down all the stairs.

After some time we were sent to a platform to catch a train. At the top of the stairs we waved goodbye to our train as it disappeared in the distance.

Back to the ticket office.

Each trip meant going down, then up, stairs.

We had to wait ages for a train to Avignon and then to Arles. Our 3 train trip turned to 4 and we arrived 2 hours late at around 8pm.

Through the bumpy streets we walked, hoping that Google maps wouldn't crap its pants like it often does.

Finally we arrived and as a final insult, I got to carry both suitcases up a narrow flight of stairs to our room.

Quickly we hit the footpath in search of food. A Burger King sign was seen earlier and it closed at 1am.

We walked and walked and finally arrived. 

8am to 9:39pm from Ship to Burger King when I finally sank my teeth into my Korean Burger.

To this point, the 2 mini buns with salad we each made was what we had eaten, plus some emergency corn chips.

Half a litre of Coke never tasted this good. The Editor is regretting the choice of a visit to Arles.

Finally back to our room for a good night's sleep and it's hot hot hot, and the air conditioner won't start. More regrets.

Finally it starts, but is mainly ineffective as I spend the night with my feet against the wall where my head should be, because the wall is cool. Did I mention the bed creaked ever time you thought about moving?

Note: Had we stayed on platform D when our train arrived late, our intended next train would have then arrived on the same platform, despite the fact that they texted us welcoming us on the train.

Today was not a good day.