Europe 2010

Day 28		Saturday 17th July

We left the hotel in Versailles and found our way out of the area. We used non-toll roads down to Blois and had a pleasant drive. The traffic was mostly fairly light with few HGVs. We stopped at Chateaudun for a coffee and to fill the petrol tank. There seemed to be very few bars open in the villages and towns along the way.  Eventually we found a small town called Oucques with some shops open, so we aqcquired some lunch. We stopped a bit further along to eat lunch. We continued on to Blois, where we stopped to check opening times at the chateau.   We reached the cottage at Cangey at about 3.50pm. After M & Mde Lefrancois showed nus around the property we settled in and unpacked. The cottage is very nice, comfortable and well equipped. Later, after some dinner we walked down to the village of Cangey and back again.  We saw and heard more dogs than people.

Miles Travelled Today - 137				Total Trip Miles - 2992 

Day 29		Sunday 18th July

We had a domestic morning, washing of clothes and implements as we had been travelling for a week. The weather improved a lot today, yesterday ahd been variable with sunny spells, cloudy periods, and windy in places. Today has been hot and sunny all day. This afternoon we went to find the local station at Limeray. We eventuall found the station but the train service to Tours is virtually non-existant. We continued to drive into Amboise. We found Amboise to be a small town but lively. The Chateau is right by the River Loire and the old town adjacent to the Chateau. Plenty of bars and restaurants wsith other shops as well. Ice creams in this part of France are much more expensive than at Chamonix or in Italy (2 – 2.5 € per scoop as against 1.5 – 1.8). We have kept our hands firmly in our pockets so far!  

Miles travelled today – 20					Total Trip Miles - 3012