We planned to have a quiet day in camp mostly reading as we like to have a long day out and then a couple of days relaxing and hopefully using the pool. Unfortunately around lunchtime Jennifer pulled a muscle in her back which was very uncomfortable for most of the day which meant that swimming was out for the afternoon.
We chatted to our neighbours, the ones who had hosted The Masons Caravan Club rally and they were also very tired and a bit hung-over as they had invited all the members, around 12, to a pre-dinner drink at around 6pm thinking they would all go about 7.30 back to their own vans to have dinner but it would appear that they had all had their evening meal before they arrived and so gaily drank the evening through until about 10.30 by which time mine hosts were hungry and had drunk too much and were now recovering from hangovers.
They also mentioned that one of the members was frightened of travelling with his caravan in France and had to follow a fellow member all the way from Calais to ensure he did not get lost. He even crossed red lights several times to avoid losing his leader and did some nasty things at roundabouts as well. Interestingly Noel is reading the latest Dan Brown book which is also about The Masons but has not yet come across a chapter dealing with a Caravan Club rally yet.
In the afternoon we checked email and had confirmation from the site in a place called Beaulieu-Sur-Sarthe which is a town about 20 miles North of Le Mans confirming our overnight stay for the 7th July prior to our arrival in Caen where our ferry leaves around 4pm. We will have about 325 miles to cover from Carlucet to the Sarthe site and this will require an early start as we are restricted to around 56 mph, give or take a little.
This evening there was another BBQ at the Chateau which was attended by about 40 inmates and the music being provided by a very good modern Jazz band although the drummer was the same who played for the ‘Old School’ group last time. We met another couple who has just arrived and joined them for the evening but it was getting cool around 9.30 ish and Jennifer’s back was aching and so we left a little earlier than planned. Let’s hope this sun gets going soon as they are promising ,as from Friday, much hotter weather, hot enough o fry an egg on a car, but let’s wait and see.
