Heading for Champagne

We had a very pleasant day at La Force and exploring the surrounding area. We managed to dodge the rainshowers, find a laundrette, see some of Bergerac's weekend fête, and have the odd drink or two on the balcony at the hotel. When we left the next morning the owner thanked us for staying and gave us keepsakes, don't think too many foreigners make it into his town!

We are really over the female voice on the GPS, so now Tim, with a laid back but very correct English accent, guides us. After a few random preference changes he is also much more informative about roads and place names.



On the way we found a food cart with a sign which Graham had been looking for, hoping for frittes in a baguette. The woman who served us had no English whatsoever, and so we ended up with the French equivalent of a hot dog and fries,


but it still tasted good. The weather is very variable. Today was a good day to travel with some rain and the temperature ranging from 14 to 20.


Tim eventually found us a place to stay after one false start... and 3 that were already full. No balcony, but still a river view - yes, what you can see between the trees is water!

The false start? We were driving around a lovely little town and saw signs pointing to "Hotel de Ville". We followed them and found a gorgeous building in the town centre with shutters and flowers in the window boxes. We went in and Ann asked in her best French for a room for the night. She was greeted by a startled look and a torrent of French. It turned out that we were in the town hall, not a hotel at all!

;-) Ann-a-Gram