Saturday 22nd June 2019:
Hotter and sunny today - still not 100% - so spent the morning watching the ducks on the river and the 2 CVs heading out in convoy for their drive outs, before heading off to the Lac De Grand Lieu supposedly a local wildlife sanctuary.
We eventually found a car park (with a sports car rally going on) within easy walking distance for Megan as she is really starting to suffer in her old age. It wasn’t worth the energy walking to the lake as the view was a complete disappointment, so the dogs had a swim and we headed back into the village and took an hour or so over a coffee in a tiny tabac.
As we sat there we saw any number of the 2 CVs from the rally driving past to have their own picnic by the lake. Most impressive was the 5l of Rose that went with each of them.
We drove on but it was just like driving anywhere in France a rural road a small town, an industrial zone and a shopping area. Deciding to save diesel and to get ready to travel we headed back and started packing away.
We got our heads down to a rock band at the 2CV rally and a DJ in town blaring out music. However by about midnight both were still going but at a much quieter volume and we could doze off.
1am, drum and base at an excruciatingly high volume started up making our entire caravan vibrate!
After half an hour it was obvious that the noise wasn’t stopping anytime soon, we didn’t believe for one minute that it could be the rally, being as most of the 2CV owners were well past 40, I decided to investigate!
After half an hour it was obvious that the noise wasn’t stopping anytime soon, we didn’t believe for one minute that it could be the rally, being as most of the 2CV owners were well past 40, I decided to investigate!
It transpires that it is actually coming from a caravan about 25m from us where 4 ‘young’ people had turned up earlier in the evening
Getting close to it the volume was hurting my ears so I had to make sure I was heard as I knocked on the side of the caravan. Judging by the fact all for of them jumped out of their skins and the girl screamed I think I’d made my point subtly enough!
Getting close to it the volume was hurting my ears so I had to make sure I was heard as I knocked on the side of the caravan. Judging by the fact all for of them jumped out of their skins and the girl screamed I think I’d made my point subtly enough!
The music stopped immediately which was just as well because otherwise they’d have had an electrical failure as their hook up lead took a float test in the river.
Sunday 23rd June 2019:
Hottest and sunniest day so far and of course it’s the day we’ve chosen to travel, fortunately we’re up early and the rest of the packing up and hitching the caravan is done before the sun really starts bearing down!
Heading north towards Brittany the temperature drops from 28°C to a much more refreshing 18°C, much more appropriate to setting up camp in an almost empty blissfully quiet campsite, at our go to place, Pontrieux.
After some nice pork and roasties cooked on the Cobb and couple of glasses of Muscadet a gentle walk around town and a swim in the river for the dogs and then bed time!
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