Another
misty morning so we couldn’t even see the chateau but we are right in the
middle of a narrow valley so the mist is expected.
We've decided to stay here one more night - it’s free and in a beautiful location so we’d be silly to leave really as we don’t know how long Flo will last!! Another scare this morning with the battery – it was choking to start, took 3 goes and then when Chris tried to change to LPG he killed it and so we had to jump off the spare battery we bought before the gear stick broke!! What a joke!! We then decided to move again to another spot in the aire!! Fiddling around with wires and the solar panel Chris reckons that he has sorted it!
We grabbed bread, cheese and water and
decided to walk up again into the village.
This time we wandered along to the church, as we arrived the morning mass
was finishing and the huge bell was ringing over and over. A couple of young families came out; a
christening I think, the fathers were having to hold their hands over the
babies ears!! The church was huge and
although it had a large ornate alter the rest of the church was very plain for
a catholic church. We ate out rustic lunch
on a picnic bench and watched lizards climbing up and down the church walls. The kids were fascinated by the cemetery,
especially the huge family crypts and all the personal items and family photos
that were placed on top of them. We
walked around the base of the town and out along a country road, a lovely house
with a pool was for sale at the end, exactly like I would like!! Hahaha!!
Walking back through the town it was
scorching again so we decided to stop for a drink under the shade of the Vicounts
bar in the village centre. 2 biere
blanches, 2 limonades and 1 jus d’orange – all very much appreciated! We went to an exhibition about the history of
the town, it was all in French but we understood that Turenne used to be a
very wealthy town… we saw in the chateau yesterday that the Viscounts who lived there were even allowed to print their own money!!
We've decided to stay here one more night - it’s free and in a beautiful location so we’d be silly to leave really as we don’t know how long Flo will last!! Another scare this morning with the battery – it was choking to start, took 3 goes and then when Chris tried to change to LPG he killed it and so we had to jump off the spare battery we bought before the gear stick broke!! What a joke!! We then decided to move again to another spot in the aire!! Fiddling around with wires and the solar panel Chris reckons that he has sorted it!
Walking back through the town it was
scorching again so we decided to stop for a drink under the shade of the Vicounts
bar in the village centre. 2 biere
blanches, 2 limonades and 1 jus d’orange – all very much appreciated! We went to an exhibition about the history of
the town, it was all in French but we understood that Turenne used to be a
very wealthy town… we saw in the chateau yesterday that the Viscounts who lived there were even allowed to print their own money!!
Evan says
that this is the loveliest place he has been to.
More and more discussions about where to go
next – we finally decide to leave Avignon and the Ardeche to next year and
instead make our way slowly north so if we do need a breakdown again it won’t
be as far home or cost as much!!
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| Best morning view of the holiday! |
