Another hot uncomfortable night, but Angela obviously slept as she didn't hear John telling her somehow he could watch the England v Mexico football match on his phone. This morning he was tired! Wonder why? He's not even a big football fan. After a chat with the young German couple next to us who owned a VW T25, we set off back to France.
There are ten wildfires in France at the moment and the largest was in the area we were headed. We filled Marge up with fuel at the border, where Angela was shocked to see the lorry driver paying in front of her had purchased just over £1300 worth of diesel!
At the fuel station Angela's mobile phone set off an alarm warning her of a wildfire nearby, then John's did the same. It was obvious we would need to change our route.
Finding ourselves on the Corbieres wine route which winds its way through the foothills of the Pyrenees, which we realized we'd driven in Marge II we found ourselves heading to an aire at the foot of the Medieval chateau Peyrepertuse. The road up was a little challenging for Angela, especially when we met a rather arrogant young man in his very fancy sports car who thought Marge should drive right along the edge of the road which had a rather severe drop, just so he didn't have to back up. Testing Angela's nerves a little too much, because as you know she suffers from acrophobia, she was on the verge of telling him in no uncertain terms to back up. Obviously John had to in the end, with Angela in full panic mode! Further along at the viewpoint her shorts were soaked, from sweat. It's been 36c here today. We know back at home temperatures are set to rise again.
The aire we are staying at tonight has had a makeover since we were here last. There is just us here, and we can't understand why. The views are fantastic, as the sun dips, it lights the tops of the mountains with a golden glow.
What a beautiful location just to sit, look, enjoy and listen to the Gypsy Kings with the rather noisy cicadas in the trees all around providing percussion. Could someone tell them they're a little out of time!
