Portsmouth
27 juli 2022, England ⋅ ⛅ 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 catchLäs mer
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 catchLäs mer
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 threeLäs mer
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 pleasantLäs mer
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,Läs mer
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)Läs mer
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 goodLäs mer