Provence Bike & Boat

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7 nights boat40% deposit required at time of booking - non refundable Must request helmet at time of booking (fee included in trip price) 2018 - there is a dietary supplement for gluten free/vegan diets. must invoice clients and collect in advance Info on meals from Erin:- Breakfast -white and brown/multi grain bread with butter, strawberry jam and marmalade (all on each table) -3 cereals - muesli, granola, and cornflakes -yoghurt usually with a range of flavours -cold meats which changed a bit each day (ham, salami, pate) -both soft and hard cheeses, which again varied slightly throughout the week -baguettes -cucumber, tomatoes and lettuce -range of fruits - bananas, apples, oranges, kiwi fruit, plums -tea, coffee and orange juice Lunch Make a pack lunch at breakfast using the above. There is enough baguettes for people to make 2 sandwiches. For all but one day (Day 2 or 7 depending on direction - the Discover the Camargue cycle) it is possible to buy lunch in a town if people don't want a sandwich. Snacks Every afternoon when the group arrives back on the boat tea, coffee and a snack is provided. Different snacks supplied were cake, biscuits or muesli bars. The fruit basket is always out - people can take fruit for the cycle or eat in when they return. We also stopped each morning between 10 - 11am in a town for a "coffee break" and in the afternoon. So there are opportunities to buy snacks if people haven't bought their own. Dinners Dinner was always a 3 course meal. Bread, a carafe of water, and salad were always included on the table. Tea and coffee was available after dinner. Local wines, beer and soft drinks were available from the bar (3-4 euro for beer and most spirits, wine was 12-18 euro, champagne for 25 euro, soft drinks were about 3 euro). There were 3 tables set up - 2 for 6 people, and 1 for 8. We were encouraged to move around and sit next to different people each night, which my group did. Day 1 -Onion soup -Beef Provencal (like Beef Bourgogne but with local wine) Veg option: cous cous, asparagus and hard boiled eggs -Tiramisu Day 2 -Pasta Provencal (tomato and herb sauce with olives) -Broccoli quiche and Cauliflower béchamel -pear with red wine sauce, and orange slice dipped in chocolate Day 3 -Crepes with Roquefort cheese sauce and walnuts -Chicken with baked potatoes and carrots Veg option: rice, baked eggplants and stuffed tomato -Chocolate mousse Day 4 -Courgette soup -Pork with baked carrots or veg option was carrots and rice. Both came with an egg-soaked and cooked bread -Creme brulee with lavender Day 5 -olive cake (sounds strange but was quite nice - it also had bacon for people who eat meat) -fish with green beans and rice -isle flotant Day 6 -mushrooms and tomatoes on toast (like bruschetta) -omelette and ratatouille -tarte tatin Day 7 -ham and melon, or just melon -paella with mixed sea food -birthday cake (the cake was for a diabetic man so was made without sugar, but was actually really nice)