This morning at Beauvais, the town was still waking up when I went for an early morning walk. The watery blue sky, and the new green of the trees, framed the cathedral St. Pierre, the cathedral seeming even more impressive this morning, than in yesterday evening light. As the nearby church bells struck out the hour, a new day was beginning.
Leaving the town, we set off to skirt around the east side of Paris, passing through the Normandy countryside, flat and lush, with its familiar architecture, fruit trees, and fruit boxes stacked high at every turn.
Mid afternoon we stopped at Saint-Cyr-Sur-Morin, which was our chosen overnight stop, a charming small town with a river running through.
But after we had our lunch (the first of many salads we will eat this holiday), we realised perhaps this was not a good idea. A couple of young men arrived with a rather excitable dog, and set up shop on a picnic bench on the far side of the car park. When their first customer arrived we decided it was time to move on.
So tonight we are at an aire (along with quite a few other vans) alongside the Seine. There is a small church on the opposite bank, with a small sheep farm adjacent. Large pleasure boats are moored alongside, and barges carrying gravel from a local pit slink by, gently cutting the calm waters of the river.
After washing our smalls, and ourselves, we headed into town, deciding to treat ourselves to pizza.
Today we have driven about 130 miles, and guess what, Marge has been mastered! After a good nights rest, and a boost of confidence, we are back in the game. During today's journey, there were less sharp intakes of breath, and more calm. Tomorrow we hope to travel a similar distance.
We have been lucky with the weather since we left England, but since late this afternoon, we have experienced some heavy rain, but this Marge is water tight, so no worries there! The weather is set to improve on Sunday, so perhaps we'll be able to break out the shorts.
For now it's time for a second very large glass of Bordeaux.
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