Well, not on the road exactly, but on the river, the Rhone River from Lyon to Arles through the heart of French wine country.

I figured that the best way to ease back into the adventure life less than seven months after my total knee replacement was to take it easy and drink a lot of wine on a wine-themed river cruise run by AmaWaterways, the pioneer of European river cruises.

So here I am, three days into the seven day trip. I’ve been drinking way too much wine — really good wine, much better than I am used to — to write very much right now, so let me just whet your appetite with a bunch of photos from the first three days. Once I’ve sobered up, I’ll tell you more about what I’ve been doing. Until then, this is the first batch, all taken in and around Lyon.