Local cattle show with large bull creating havoc
Weather a bit cloudy after lunch, but quite hot. Didn’t do much except visit the village. There are some English people next to us, the man is in the Navy, based in Scotland. We went shopping at Intermarché, outside Evron, when we found it! We bought a bottle of Sauvignon for about 9 francs. Played a bit of badminton with Bill and then the little boy, Richard. Did some knitting - getting on quite well now with it.
Sunday Got up fairly early to visit the local cattle show in a field down the road from the village. Lots of bull - rather large white ones, some with ‘dents’ and some without - Bill thinks it’s age! The largest bull (they had 3 white large bulls there) who had a mask on all the time won 1st prize - but the second bull was really much better. It was run by the bank, who supplied the prizes - a ‘Comice Agricole’ it was called. One bullock got away, and was chased all over the field - I supposed they caught it! The arrivals were tethered by ropes to a long rope - had any of the big bulls gone berserk they could have created havoc, and after all they were facing a lot of cow’s bottoms! We went round the castle walls - we haven’t visited the château though. Sat on sunbathed in the P.M. hot but not unbearable, as we are on a hill here, overlooking the valley of the river UNREADABLE. Went to find the local Dolman without success, but found where we think is the Camp Anglais! Maybe! Oh Well, back to the drawing board!
Souvenir d’Evron
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!