Discovered a dolmen & Learning swearwords
A hot day - but in the afternoon we decided to do a ‘randonée’, this was around the village - sort of - and should have only taken 50 minutes - well it didn’t! The flies loved me and now I know that slaves were well employed in hot countries fanning their masters - I had to be both, with my fern fan, and walk as well! 2 1/2 hrs later, hot, tired and scratched with brambles, we got back! Sometimes the path wasn’t there at all. Think we discoverd a dolmen - the locals knew it was there, but not what it was, at least that’s what the pamphlet said! We went into the local and drank 2 glasses of beer - straight off! Watched our neighbour play boules, learnt some new swearwords, I knew the others! Moving tomorrow - very hot night. Picked wild raspberries on the walk, did help a bit!
I put this in because I liked it.
FRANCE 03 JULY - 04 AUGUST 1988 holiday overview
- Zoë growing up; arriving in Falaise
- Tour from Falaise to Putanges
- From Bougé to Angoulême
- Cold shower and Moulin De Fleurac
- Boggy sites but good meals and pool
- Villeréal - a bastide town
- Losing Bill at Biron; Moving to Monpazier
- Moved site again; ran into friend
- Two enormous castles: Gavaudun and Bonaguil
- From Monpazier to the Abbey at Cadouin
- Picnic in the Old Port of Bergerac
- New campsite at St.Céré & lovely town with fish feeder
- Castle of St.Laurent & The incomparable Gouffre de Padirac
- Jean Lurçat exhibition
- Getting lost on the way to new campsite in Faux-la-Montagne
- Lake Vassivière and the Tour de France
- Discovered a dolmen & Learning swearwords
- Camping at Cheverny and massive rainstorm
- Calmer weather - campsite at Bourgueil
- Broken exhaust & Bill's bad foot
- Walked to Market in Bourgueil
- Getting car back & Château de Chinon
- Château d'Ussé and Château d'Azay-le-Rideau
- On the road again - campsite in St.Suzanne
- Local cattle show with large bull creating havoc
- Basilica of Evron & a joust at the Château of St.Suzanne
- Chilly weather and mist in Falaise
- Manoir de Coupesarte & Château de Vendeuvre
- Lunch with Chris and Maxine and then home!