The last full day of our holiday started rather well, with a champagne tasting at Boulard Bouquaire, where we had spent the night. We tasted a rosé, but decided that we have had nicer sparkling rosés, and eventually bought two bottles of a "blanc de blanc" 2019 called Mélanie, to celebrate the owner's mother, who - I didn't gather whether she had been then, or was today - 101 years old!
After that, the Swan Whisperer had his coffee and we headed on. We decided to go non-toll, as we had plenty of time. Our route took us to Landrecies, where we have stopped several times before, either overnight or for lunch, but the aire was full, so we headed on and eventually stopped for lunch in a Carrefour car park near Valenciennes. Not that I was that hungry - my insides told me rather firmly that tasting champagne at 10:00 am was a Bad Idea.
We drove on all afternoon, getting held up in a couple of places by road works - not too badly, but at one lot there was the added misery of a very heavy shower. However, that passed, and the afternoon was sunny and warm.
We arrived at Cité Europe at about 16:00 and had a cup of tea before I went over and did a Last Shop in France, and then drove up here to the aire. I had suggested we go to the park-n-ride, but the Swan Whisperer preferred the aire for security reasons. Plus we have electricity here, which is always nicer.
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