АнглияPortsmouthLandportPortsmouth Port50°48’49” N 1°5’24” W
27 июля 2022 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
And we’re off…
After a busy start to the holidays, including holiday prep and dog sitting, we left Leicestershire with a hastily packed ‘big boy car’ and trucked down to Portsmouth to catchЧитать далее
ФранцияNormandyCherbourg-en-CotentinVal de SaireFort du Roule49°38’1” N 1°37’2” W
28 июля 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We arrived early in the morning after a well-earned night’s sleep on the ferry.
We made some furry friends on the car deck and had bananas and cups of tea before officially landing on French soilЧитать далее
ФранцияNouvelle-AquitaineLa RochelleMireuil46°9’57” N 1°10’43” W
28 июля 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
After a very sweaty drive we arrived in the Old Port area of La Rochelle and parked the car before venturing to our Airbnb. The walk was along the harbour front and gave a great view of the threeЧитать далее
ФранцияNouvelle-AquitaineLa RochelleLa Ville en BoisMarais Perdus46°9’28” N 1°8’60” W 29 июля 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Day 1 Proper:
A much needed rest was followed by a relaxed morning of coffee and croissants from the boulangerie at the end of the street before we set off for a morning of exploring.
A pleasantЧитать далее
ФранцияNouvelle-AquitainePort-d'EnvauxPort-d’Envaux45°50’7” N 0°40’44” W
30 июля 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We left a sunny La Rochelle after breakfast by the marina and started our journey inland in a much cooler car (some good brain work with frozen water bottles here) to get to our waypoint for the day,Читать далее
ФранцияNouvelle-AquitaineMontagneMirande44°56’21” N 0°7’22” W
31 июля 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
After our first evening wandering the vines, we had a late dinner and went off to bed in the very quiet French countryside, enjoying only the sound of the greatly appreciated bedroom fan.
TheЧитать далее
ФранцияNouvelle-AquitaineSaint-Émilion44°53’40” N 0°9’21” W
1 августа 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
We left the little farm house in the morning to tour Chateau de Franc Baudron, the vineyard next door through whose vines we had unwittingly wandered the day before, and were met by Chloé (the guide)Читать далее
ФранцияNouvelle-AquitaineLibourneIsle44°54’48” N 0°14’39” W
2 августа 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
After our first evening on the banks of the Dordogne, we enjoyed Patricia’s hospitality and took a leisurely breakfast in the garden, both becoming particularly fond of her homemade apricot jam. WeЧитать далее
ФранцияNouvelle-AquitaineLamonzie-Saint-MartinLamouthe44°49’27” N 0°24’16” E
3 августа 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C
After another lovely morning enjoying breakfast in Patricia’s garden we packed up and loaded the car to leave Libourne. It was a medium drive towards Bergerac (more wine country) with some goodЧитать далее
ФранцияNouvelle-AquitaineBergerac44°51’20” N 0°29’9” E
4 августа 2022 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
Waking up to another feast from Gaspar, we had a lovely morning breakfasting on the terrace and were stuffed with croissants, scrambled eggs and apple juice from down the road by the time we left forЧитать далее
