It is nice to take our wandering routes across round up and down France to take in the sights and places we may never visit were we to take the shortest route. Give us a reason for a detour and we will take it. If the reason is drinking a glass or two of local wine then try to stop us.
The weather can spoil all places, last years late start to a poor summer meant our trip around the East of Paris taking in Bourges was wet. We made an overnight stop near Sancerre on a farm. Very neat and tidy with ample modern machinery.
They were part of a large wine growing family that went back centuries, they produce White Sancerre wine. Their brother produced Red Sancerre. We sampled both, being fans of red wine we were surprised that we liked the white a lot but the red we found not at all special.
Sancerre town is perched on a hillside overlooking the river.
Heavy showers bugged our views and our lunch down by the river too.
We moved on to Bourges taking a quick look at the town. Being so wet we drove round the rear of the Cathedral to take a look. Here there must be one of the old traffic from the right rules or just mad driver on the loose. A car came from our right at speed straight across our bow and off down the road from where we had come.
There was no danger, I was going too steady, there were no road markings, we were clearly on the major road. These happenings come as a shock in a country where giving way is a matter of 'after you' 'no I insist after you'.
We found an Aire on the main road south of town, puddle hopping we emptied our waste tank and drove on. Days like this are best spent travelling.
2008-02-26 @ 05:03