Well the days were going by and we were doing our usual shopping trips and enjoying the not bad weather but decided as they were going to cut the grass around us, which looked more like a hayfield than a camp site, we decided that a day out is called for. But before this we decided to create a list of what we need to do when we eventually get back to Weybridge and decided there was a quite a lot to do and so we have decided to go home one week early to give us more time for new passports etc etc. So a quick call to Brittany ferries and we moved our booking forward by one week to the 14.00 sailing on Wednesday 4th July-Yes USA Independence day- and this is one week before Mr President Trump descends on Windsor which will no doubt cause road chaos for miles around.
However, back to Wednesday, so we departed the site around 11.00 and set the Sat Nav to the shortest route which always means i takes you that way through country lanes and it always works out very well, not to be don with a caravan in tow though. We arrived at this Norman castle which is in a poor shape but it was one of the homes of dear William the Conqueror. We new that on Wednesdays in France, that in the afternoon most shops close, but today not only were the shops shut but that the main road through the historic part of town was also partly closed to cars and pedestrians for road works, although neither of us were sure about a long walk in the sun in 24 degrees Centigrade. We sat by the castle walls and had a baguette lunch that we had purchased earlier in the day and in the car park was a nice blue KN truck.
We drove round to look at the caravan site which overlooked the castle and it looks quite nice but perhaps a little crowded compared to where we are. It would be worth a night or two to spend time visiting the castle and the town but not stay there for any length of time as we like it here in the Chateau Camping.
Last weekend we watched some of the 24 hour Le Mans Race and pleased to see Toyota win for Fernando Alonso and also have been watching the World Cup on our TV with the Satellite connection. There have been some really good games such as one of the first of Spain vs Portugal, perhaps the game of the tournament, we shall see. The English team did quite well but let us see how they are against really good competition. France has been poor considering the starts that they have but Argentina was a disaster.
Well after three days they are still cutting some of the very long grass but with only one guy its going to take a long time, when it was run by Mdm Charles there were two gardeners and they kept the place really looking tidy but one gardener, Jean Charles, is struggling. The reception staff are also supposed to help but really that is a lost cause, so lets see what happens next year when Huttopia finally take control which is now expected on 2nd July, we shall see.
Oh well that's it for the moment,, photos will be added when we get home as internet is to slow for the sizes of photos were have taken
