Europe 2010

Day 34		Friday 23rd July

Last evening we found a reference to a Roman Aqueduct on the map between Luynes and Fondettes, not far from Langeais. Having wished we had found it earlier and visited yesterday, nevertheless, we drove there today and managed to find the ruin after searching around. There are 20 or so stone columns across a wide shallow valley.  Some columns are still connected at the top by the arches. The purpose of the aqueduct is not apparent as it is in a high area of land, inland from the stone cliffs along the River Loire, and no apparent source of water and no apparent city to supply. Like the one we found 2 years ago in Provence, it may supply water for some industry in the area. I shall investigate through the Internet for further information. We returned, via a Leclerc supermarket near Tours and got thoroughly lost trying to find our way from the supermarket back to the cottage. Weather today has been fairly warm, cloudy with occasional sunny spells although some places must have had rain showers as the roads were wet.

Miles Travelled Today - 74				Total Trip Miles - 3329 

Day 35		Saturday 24th July

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As we woke early, we got up and packed and cleaned the cottage. We left just before 9.30 and an n hour and a half later, we were drinking coffee at Liz and Steve’s house. We continued on and for once used the motorway up to the ferry terminal at Ouistreham north of Caen. We arrived in good time, as did everybody else going on the ferry. It was amazing how many people had bicycles either on top or behind their cars. The ferry took so long to load that we left port late which meant a late arrival in Portsmouth. There, there was more tedium waiting to get through passport control before we were able to leave on the last leg of our journey home. Eventually we got back about a quarter to two, ready for bed after such a good holiday.

Miles travelled today – 320			Total miles travelled -   3649