Whilst we've been travelling, we've come across, quite a few people of a similar age to ourselves, who have been away a while. The English couple staying next to us last night, left England in April. Last night we watched the sun go down over the river Loire, the last of its orange light, catching the rippling water.
Until late, the occupants of the three vans here sat outside, knowing that to try and sleep in the uncomfortable night air, would be to no avail.
This morning, we awoke already hot, to the beautiful view of the river. Now we are nearing the end of our trip, we can afford to take our time and slow down, so we decided to spend another night here.
The plan this morning was to cycle alongside the Loire to Sancerre, but the heat built quickly, and we decided it would perhaps not be a good idea.
So instead, Angela took a walk over the bridge to take a look at the campsite, then back across to look at an interesting sculpture and nearby gardens. Just before lunch, a well dressed gentleman called on us to discuss Jehovah Witnesses. When we explained we were English, that was no problem, the website offered information in every language. Is there no escaping these people!
After a conversation with a locksmith back in Poole, regarding a problem with a front door lock on one of our properties, we decided to take a walk out to stretch our legs, and purchase some vegetables, for our evening barbecue, and a much needed ice cream.
When we were in Italy the temperature was around 34c, and we never imagined, that by the time we arrived back in France it would rise to be 40+c. At three o' clock this afternoon, the temperature was showing at 42c, so hot, the tarmac was melting.
Tomorrow we will move a little further on, along the Loire, making sure we reach our destination by midday, where hopefully a shady spot will await us.
John gathered up a few twigs, here in France tomato and other fruit boxes normally go onto the BBQ, and charcoal appears to be a very poor second.
Angela got a bit of a surprise when she found this beetle on her glass!
BBQ time is here!
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