Day 41 Tuesday 29th June :
Another great Aire – so quite overnight – but a little de ja vu when the automatic sprinklers came on at 4.00 am. This happened last year at Jabiru and at Kununurra.
Still heading for Poitiers today! Set TT for Le Grand Pressigny. Stopped to buy our baguettes but discovered a village with an impressive chateau, ramparts and a “four banal” or medieval oven. This four banal was provided by the count for the villagers who were obliged to cook their bread in this oven for a fee or banality! The very impressive ruined tower of the chateau still remained even after the destruction during the revolution. An effort was in progress to r
estore the chateau and ramparts with a 8 million Euro works program.
Chaumussay seemed to be the destination for lunch – stopped by a river and had lunch on a green field and then filled with “eau portable”. We proceeded to Boussay when we came across yet another chateau, this one derelict but we were able to walk the grounds. Very impressive moated chateau. The French country side is dotted with these relics at every turn.
Seeing it was getting on in the afternoon we started to look out for a suitable Aire, two were not suitable because there was no shade, on our way to the third we came across Angles sur L’Anglin – what a find – stunning – some English folk here said that it was voted one of the most scenic villages in France. It is absolutely stunning. Ticks all the boxes, river, chateau and ramparts on the high ground, cute houses, flower boxes everywhere, small allies – its got the lot.
We drove into the parking area overlooking the river and decided this is our resting place for the night.
Still very hot but with a cooling breeze. A wine with some ice evened out the temperature a little .. and we still haven’t made it to Poitiers!
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