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Plane but Beautiful!
... France. Carefully pollarded, teased and trained they form cool canopies over bar terraces and provide shade in village squares and on camp sites. We stayed on some lovely sites including a free France Passion site. France Passion is a sort of club with sites based in vineyards and farms. After joining you can stay for free at as many as you want and sometimes there is a restaurant attached to the property. No other facilities though.
Next stop the walled city of ...
Avondeten
's avonds hebben we nog een lange wandeling gemaakt langsheen een attractiepark en een circus. Dan zijn we gaan winkelen, op zoek naar brood voor morgenvroeg, op de terugweg hebben we nog 2 pizza margarita's uitgehaald en in ons huisje opgegeten . Nu is het tijd om mijn bedje in te kruipen, morgen gaan we als alles meezit naar de zoo. Slaapwel en tot ...
Scallops, marshes, dunes and hospitality
... in France closed for lunch. 3 hours for lunch, on a Saturday? We reached the bike shop hanging onto a glimmer of hope. A long row of lost potential customers were peering though the window, it was very closed.
Much later after the proprietor had finished the last of his wine, cheese and cigars we were finally weaving through the gravelled paths and along the small canals of the marais (marsh) north of the coast north of La Rochelle. Dutch engineers ...
It was a long day.
Set off 6.30. Wind NE for 5 hours. Made god time. Wind died so motored for the next 5. Made Saint Gilles at 16.30.Never seen a calmer Atlantic.Back of the tender came free so fixed it today.. Nice town and people.
Been stuck here for two days due to inclement weather. Or Chris having a day off. Will make a break for ir tomorrow.
We have 4 good days in front of us so we will try to get to Bordeaux by Sunday or Monday
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Shame about the campsite
... Jard etc, stopping off for lunch in Jard which seemed to be closed! We really liked St Gille de croix en Vie last year so make our way to a campsite there. Its still raining - pitch up and manage to cook a couple of delicious lamb chops on the plancha. Site calls itself 4* - but looks like it needs a clean up and a bit of tlc. Think we will just stay one night.
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