A damp start as it’s gone a bit foggy and it’s a bit chill
too. Some nice person turned the water on overnight so Colin & I serviced
the vans whilst the girls went shopping. The point here is that these aires are
provided, often free, by the local community to attract people so it seems only
fair that we support them by using the shops, restaurants etc.
A quick chat with another Brit parked round the corner then
headed off to find some fuel. First attempt was at a service area for trucks
and none of our cards were acceptable. The satnav showed a Super U about 4 km away
so we headed there and filled up at €1.07 per litre before rejoining the N10
towards Anguoleme.
It remained foggy for most of the day, the sun breaking
through a couple of times but the roads were good and fast; we even did a
little non-toll motorway cruising around Bordeaux which all helped to save
time. A quick lunch in a service area, as we had lost an hour messing around
with fuel, then eventually when it became toll we turned cross-country heading
for Mugron where there was a free aire with electric. Unfortunately the water
was off but we had refilled at Chaunay so no problem. A little waiting around
whilst cars were removed so we could park up properly - this happens
occasionally in town aires; you just accept it.
Then relax and do a little planning – we’ll be crossing into
Spain tomorrow so decisions about our route were made, although we may have to
make adjustments to cope with toll roads again.
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