Naughty Stopover: Wild Pool Passion at the Rustic Bastide

Pulled the rental car up to the Bastide’s stone entrance for my overnight transit stop. Airport 30 minutes away, early flight tomorrow. Perfect anonymity in this rural Provence hotel. Popped the trunk, suitcases thudding out. Anna, the sheep-farming neighbor, cleans monthly, chases ghosts smells from long closures. Texted her ahead. Swiped the keycard – beep […]