We flew out from Edinburgh to Marseilles this morning refreshed by a couple of days hospitality from a Scottish friend. The temperature on arrival was exactly twice that of Edinburgh but nicely tempered by a lively breeze off the Mediterranean Sea.

We took a train north to Cavaillon, a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in southeastern France. The town is famous for growing melons – the heavier the melon, the sweeter and juicier it is.

We will search out melon for dinner!