Although perhaps we had tested the wine to much the previous evening we still felt almost well enough to raise the awning.
From previous experience in putting up the awning it can take up to four hours from start to the finish including getting all the bits and pieces in place but this time we started a little earlier than usual after a light breakfast we started and low and behold we did it in nearly three hours. No most people may think this is far to long raising an awning but is rather large and rumour has it can be seen from space as its so large. Anyway by midday we were done, in more ways than one, and had a light but enjoyable lunch.
Then off to shopping in Gourdon about 15 miles away to not only pay a visit to Carrefour for some fish and other food stocks but also to look for some wood, to help prop up the waste water system, and some hose pipe clips to make some changes to the on board water system. Life is never boring with a caravan...
With regard to the waste water although the caravan is higher than the drain there is a certain amount of uphillness (if there is such a word) to address. We found a Building Construction Centre which was great if need four by two but we only needed little bits which found that were used to separate the various bits of wood stacking and so we took five pieces and the man at check out it was ‘Gratis’ what a deal. Then on to ‘Gamm Vert’ a large retailer of all things to do with gardens wheree we were able to purchase our pipe bits. Readers of this blog from last year would possibly remember that when we stayed at the site last time the water pressure at night is tripled to allow farmers to flood their fields and the Groves caravan at the same time. We have now purchased a solution but discovered our water pipe connection is not long enough. Such is life.
At around six pm we headed for the swimming pool and a well earned swim in the perfect temperature until we felt a little hungry and then headed via the ‘heads’ for a nice hot shower.
Tonight’s dinner was Noel cooked ‘Julienne’ white fish together with a nice handful of prawns with a salad and good bottle of ‘Bourgogne Aligote’ nicely chilled in the on board fridge and what a nice evening it was watching dusk settle in over this picturesque site.
Clearly another tough day in ‘Le Lot’
