Verteuil-sur-Charente

As we left last night's site this morning, we heard a thud from the back of the van. John stopped, and I got up to see what had fallen over in the cupboards. Oh dear, it was actually the electric lead being torn off the van. We'd forgotten we were still connected. Whoops!
When we stopped for a drink en route, John had a look and with a bit of black tape, he had it mended in no time. He would, he's had practice, as it's the second time it's happened. But the first on this trip.
We had a stop to look at an Emmaus near Angoulème (see earlier post) and then came on to this rather lovely place, which has a chateaux in very good condition.
It's a free Aire, which we thought was just ours for the night, but after a very brief dusk walk, we returned before more rain fell, and we're now one of three campers.
Not especially warm atm (9°) but no heating required, which shows the van is well insulated. Sometimes, we opt for an early night as the duvet is warm and we're usually just reading anyway.
We're hoping for at least a short dry spell to take a stroll around the place tomorrow. The river is very swollen.Read more