New campsite at St.Céré & lovely town with fish feeder
Can’t remember much of Samedi, so proceed to Dimanche, left Monpazier - having said goodbye to Ray and entourage! Made for a camp site somewhere between Gramat and St.Céré, ended up in the Municipal site in St.Céré itself - a * * * site, lots of lovely trees, found a place, booked by someone else for Tuesday. Went for a walk in the town, parts of which are half-timbered - there’s a Place de L’Eglise which is pedestrianised, a fountain in the middle, and goldfish in the water - grills over parts keep the fish cool, and while we were there a man in overalls and two cats - came and fed the fish - we decided he must be the official fish feeder - hence the overalls! We saw a lot of trout in the river - canalised in 1611 by a Dutch engineer Van Der Douse. Nice little town - calls itself a city! Spoke to a French couple with a caravan opposite, who are ‘en retraite’. They are very ‘bronze’ and have spent May & June in Cannes, Nice and so on! Nice tennis courts here but I couldn’t persuade Bill to book one for us. Came via Villefranche-du-Perigard, Cazals, Gourdon, Gramat.
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!