Bougue, France

It was no surprise this morning we felt tired. Of course our neighbour hid in his van. Probably a good idea as Angela was ready for him. The previous evening we had helped an English couple access the site by paying with our debit card, as their one wouldn't work, (probably not registered), and them giving us a twenty euro note. We were nearly four euros up. Angela's dad would have been proud of her. They had been sited on the other side of you-tube man, and they'd been able to hear the noise inside their van. As you do on campsites and Aires, we spent a while talking to them before they left. They were en-route to A'Coruna in norther Spain to visit the wife's family. Angela asked why they didn't take the longer sailing from Portsmouth to Bilbao or Santander. It wasn't for them. The ships were old and the sailing through the Bay of Biscay was normally a little uncomfortable. Or the 'Bucket of Biscuits' as they called it. Love that. The rain had eased, and over at the payment terminal a small green frog, obviously also fed up with the rain sought shelter.

We left later than planned, spending a while talking to the couple from Preston, Ken and his wife, whose name we forgot to ask. Angela suggest they head back up the coast and stay at the Ile de Re. Hopefully they will. It is beautiful there. Today has felt cold. It is just 16 c. Quite a contrast with yesterday. Please return, warm, dry, sunny weather. Well not too warm obviously. Marge it seems doesn't like the heat. We have driven for two hours today. It has been a little tense.

But now we are parked in a wooded area by the voie vert cycle path at Bougue. Have we cycled it in the past? Maybe. The rain drips onto Marge from the trees above. There is no one else here. A lady dog walker appeared whilst John cooked a cous cous meal we'd bought at the Intermarche supermarket earlier.

We have made a plan to drive towards Toulouse, then along the coast in the direction of Marseille, turning north to Avignon, then following the river Rhone to Lyon, crossing into the Loire and then continuing to Cherbourg. The drive from Avignon will take in towns we cycled through this time last year when we cycled the Via Rhona cycle route. But this is our plan. Whether we can stick to it obviously depends on Marge! It would be nice if we could be on the same page Marge. What do you think?