Day 175, 4 December 2014, Voulons to Le Dorat (very kindly supplied by my hosts when they took their sons to school) then onto the train (Le Dorat to Poitiers) then another train to Paris - best part of 3 hours, but seems awfully quick for a journey of over 300 kms. Then, last but not least, best part of an hour on the metro getting from Montparnasse to our hotel - smack on the border of the 3rd & the 10th arrondissements. I enjoyed a superb 3 course dinner ...

Day 174, 3 December 2014, L'ancien Presbytere, B&B in Voulons, just outside of Le Dorat. What a treat! Somewhat like travelling a few kilometres and arriving in a parallel universe. Had a final clean up and last minute pack this morning then headed into Magnac-Laval for a farewell coffee with the lovely folks I've met here. Then off! Drive to Le Dorat (and out again). We ended up on a sealed but slim "C" road. I've more or less got the road system sorted ...