13.09.07. Today we left Clermont Ferrand bound for Carcassone. Had an interesting meal last night, served by a very smelly waiter. It was very rude but we couldn't stop laughing. At least he spoke English. Back to our drive. Our first pit stop we stopped at a service station for morning tea and the place was full of what we thought were French Army personnel, but as they pointed out they were from the Foreign Legion, even better. They were like kids in lolly s...

12.09.07 Today we leave La Fondettes for Clermont Ferrand.3 hr drive. Drove through many little French country towns the next more beautiful then the last. They seen to take a great deal of pride in the presentation of their village. Big displays of flowers on the roadside and in hanging baskets, no rubbish anywhere to be seen. We have discovered it better to use the disabled toilets at the roadside stops as the normal ones are usually only squats. Yuck. It is...

11.09.07 After a wonderful nights sleep and another lovely breakfast served in a French country kitchen it was offto visit some more French chateaux. I drove this morning and only ended up on the wrong side of the road, doing a u turn onto the other wrong side of the road once. Then there was the driving on the footpath thing, but that another story. Still getting my head around the whole drive on the right thing. You cant change gears with the window winder i...

10.09.07 After probably the best nights sleep I have had in a while we had a lovely breakfast ofcroissants in the quaint kitchen of the B&B we staying in. The lady is very friendly. The house was built in 1750 and we are staying in the restored barn. Very cosy for a barn.Michelle drove this morning and Matt decided to be sick. Quick pull over on the side of the road, felt much better after that. Chateau hunting today. First was Chateau de Chambord, this pl...

09.09.07 Today we left Mont St Michel headed for Tours and the Loire Valley. Pumped along the motorway with the help of Basil (our GPS) and arrive at our accommodation about 3 hrs later. We are staying in a B&B in a little French village called Fondettes. About 15mins from Tours. The B&B is absolutely beautiful and very comfortable. A nice warn shower with decent water pressure for a change, you can actually wash the soap off. The rooms that we have are ...