Trip north to the Loire

Saturday September 29, 2007

We departed the south this morning. Prior to that, I found the mother of all scorpians – as we’ve found them anyway – early in the morning on the wall. After a pic I set it free outside. How environmentally friendly! We thought we’d stop in Sigean at McDonalds for breakfast – sorry no breakfast at McD’s in France. So off we went on the autoroute to the north. Fortunately there are Autogrills on the highway that have amazing French breakfasts & coffee. Our drive today was a good 6 hours without stops, but we made several, so about 7 hours later we arrived in our new home for a week at Barrou. This home is right on the highway along the Creuse River running from the south to Tours. As facilities go, this is the largest we’ve had yet, with all rooms very large and decorated. We had the foresight, despite lack of room in Renee, to stop at the Champion 20 minutes from our destination for dinner and breakfast foods. Good choice, because once we got here, we were content to stay put, have some good wine and a nice meal. The pic here is our accomodations for the next week at the Old Walnut Mill in Barrou.