We are determined to travel at a slower pace this trip. And what better way to start than to watch this mornings sunrise over the sea, albeit at a 'too early's five-thirty in the morning. Stunning. As the sun penetrated the clouds, the colours in the sky were amazing.
A pallet of red, orange, yellow and purple. Moments like this are yo be witnessed. Who needs too much sleep? Also appreciating the moment a cuckoo calling out to the other birds to come see the start of a new day. Us, the sunrise and the birds. Perfect. Now back to bed. By now we were awake, so at six gave in to the comfort of our bed and got up. By eight thirty we were on our way. Our choice for tonight's overnight stop was Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier. A small town of medieval character.
After a familiar drive along the road south, glimpsing the Mont St. Michel, always a joy, we arrived late morning at the pretty little town, Immediately recognizing it as a place we'd stopped for afternoon refreshment whilst cycling on a very hot day a few years ago.
Keen to stretch our legs we walked out to the ruins of the chateau, stopping to walk around the small campsite by the lake for a nosey. As it was still early we decided to drive further on. After all, we are keen to reach the Ile de Re. Having left there around four weeks ago we'd been itching to return. Another night stop turned out to be no good, so after trying to rehydrate a rather poorly toad we left deciding to press on to a town near to La Rochelle. The temperature now 35c, it was cooler in Margery with her air con than in the shade outside. So here we are after nearly seven hours of travelling. So much for a slower pace. Tonight's exclusive stop.
The Super U supermarket car park at Marans. Nothing wrong with that. It's free. Shopping & fuel available and free Wi-Fi until nine this evening. Most of the vans are French. Of course Margery is attracting the curious, or should we say nosey French. Especially as she's so petite. When it comes to camping-cars, most French feel size matters! We look at Margery as a rose amongst thorns. After a bite to eat we explored Marans only again to find we had visited the town on our bikes many years ago, and stayed at the towns campsite!
Tomorrow we be a more relaxing day. We are a short drive now from the Ile de Re. We're excited about returning, even though we were only there less than four weeks ago. We know the island will be very busy, and as tomorrow we need to shower, particularly after the heat of the day, making us more than a little moist, we've booked onto the campsite at La Flotte. Fortunately there was just one space available.