As expected, another very quiet night once the restaurant by
the lakeside closed and we were left with just the converted horsebox for
company. It was, however, quite cold as Terry found out shortly after getting
up to put the heating on and the gas ran out! Never mind, once the sun was up
properly it soon warmed us through and so started another bright sunny day.
An early start as we've decided to have a long day driving
to get us into position for Paris, but then take a day off so our target is
Chateaudun, where we stopped on the way down. Having cleared up and refilled
the water tank we firstly found our way back to the main N10 road through some
delightfully pretty villages, then headed north. The N10, or it’s derivative
D910, was our companion all day.
Around Angouleme and into Poitiers, we spotted an Auchan
hypermarket which , to our surprise it being Easter Monday, was open. Needing
fuel we also took advantage of their cheap diesel but the LPG was cash only and
the “caisse” was closed – not to worry the second bottle should last us at
least a week. As we’re probably going to be “static” for a few days we also
popped into the store and topped up the provisions before returning to Bertie
for lunch.
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| They also have "squareabouts" in France! |
Our protracted stop meant that the afternoon was a long,
long haul and to save time we avoided the centre of Tours by using a toll
motorway. A a cost of only €6 it saved us half an hour, which as we were now
well behind schedule was very useful. And just as well because when we arrived
at the aire at Chateaudun there was only one space left, so we grabbed it!
We’ll stop here for two nights to relax and maybe have a
walk up to the town and chateau tomorrow. Have managed to connect to Fon WiFi here too.
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