We left our little camp site near Dover at 8.30 and headed for the port. It was a straight run only stopping briefly at customs and then we were parked in the belly of the P & O Ferry heading for Calais. Once in Calais we had to remember to drive on the right as we headed out of town and onto the motorway which was the toll road heading southeast towards Reims. I hate to think how much it cost us as when we go off briefly after an hour to find somewhere fo...

Market day in Blois like so many towns is Saturday and often Wednesday as well. So this morning we trundled off back into the town centre to see what was on offer. The weather had changed and it was overcast with the odd shower but still warm at about 18. As we had 450kms to travel to get within sticking distance of Calais for our sailing back to the UK in the morning we each did our own thing and then met up for coffee. It was mainly a produce market and the qua...

Not quite so hot today as we had rain overnight but it eventually warmed to a very pleasant 23 degrees. It is raining again as I write this unfortunately as we have a walk to town to do and a light show at the Blois Chateaux to watch. We left our noisy campsite at about 9am and decided to split up. Mandy wanted to see one of the other big three chateaux and the rest of us wanted to get to the town of Blois and see what was on offer there. Arriving at Blois we fou...

Another hot day was brewing when we left Jean-luc's vineyard and headed for the first of two Chateaux. The first one we aimed for was about an hour away at Azay-Le-Rideau and was a smaller one than the three 'must see' chateaux of the region. It was filled with elegant renaissance furniture and the build itself was in the renaissance style. It had a very chequered history as we learnt from the audio we followed as we walked around. We bought local bread and made ...

Heading off at 9am we headed for the Loire Valley. As the day progressed it was yet another day of clear skies and 27 degrees. At one point along the way we turned the corner into a small town and found we were in the middle of a market which was in full swing! The streets were full of people not just on the side of the road but on the road. It did seem strange to be moving through the crowds but as the market happens once a week no doubt they are used to it. It ...