Montpellier to Cannes – 295 kms in 3:25 hrs, 1 fuel stop. Short ride, quite a few trucks until I got past Marseille 3 toll stops €4.30, 2.90 and 10.90, very annoying. Filling up fuel in France takes ages, first you have to go inside and pay an amount and you get given a receipt for that amount which you take back to the pump and scan. This unlocks the pump and you fill up then you have to go back inside and get your change which can be as a credit to your card or in cash and each time you have to take your turn in the queue, unbelievable. I had no idea what was going on someone had to show me, this rigamarole has only been introduced recently. Cannes – famous for its film festival and it also hosts many conferences. The Ile Sainte-Marguerite is where the “Man in the Iron Mask” was imprisoned, it is a 15 min ferry ride from the mainland. An interesting piece of history.