Yesterday evening, was a beautiful late summer evening, the breeze cool, we walked back through the dunes to watch the sunset. Our German neighbours also came to watch.
We talked to them about visiting Scotland, and they to us about Slovenia. This morning as we all packed up we bid each other safe and enjoyable travels. But before setting off, John exclaimed, 'there's something I've never witnessed before'. A lady behind a large motorhome lifted her skirt and proceeded to relieve herself in the standing position. Don't try this at home folks! Today's planned journey was to drive to Chateaubriant, just north of Nantes. But there was some confusion as to whether the municipal campsite was open there or not. So as we approached the medieval town of Vitre, we decided once we'd stopped for some more food provisions, to drive onto the village of Monbert, south of Nantes. We have stayed at Camping Rural Le Relais des Garennes many, many times, but not since 2019, pre-covid. Would Odile and Philippe remember us?
En-route we stopped at a pretty spot by a lake in a small town. We ate under the covered picnic area alongside three fisherman. Angela conversed with the men in her 'best' French. 'Were the fishe in the lake large?' the puzzled expressions from the three French faces opposite told her perhaps she'd had not asked the correct question. Fortunately she repeated her question again, using the correct word for fish. What a numpty! Angela, not the fisherman. The weather has been fairly kind to us today. Despite some showers it's been warm. After a challenging drive around the Nantes ring road we arrived at Monbert, late afternoon.
Odile and Philippe recognised us. The first time we met we arrived on bicycles, probably ten years ago now. Since then we've arrived in a campervan and now a Landrover. Philippe seemed impressed. As were some of the campers already on the site. We have paid to stay for two nights. After todays long drive, and with no need to rush we are looking forward to spending time here. We can't believe it's been five years, seems like only yesterday.
With our awning out we were able to grill sausages on our electric grill whilst the rain steadily fell on the nearby lake. A persisting sun lit the droplets as they fell, casting a rainbow of colours over the nearby fields. Life seems perfect.
A beautiful campsite, costing around £10.00 a night, (no electric), and a bottle of very good Bordeaux Superior wine costing £3.25! We just need the rain to stop now, fingers crossed for tomorrow.
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