Bernay really is the loveliest town, and on a Saturday it has a street market, too. It is quite a hike from the Camping-Car Park, so we drove to an Intermarché car park which is much nearer the town centre. In fact, this Intermarché is "Drive" (Click and Collect) only, and they have opened a shiny new one literally just across the road.
Anyway, we walked into, and round, the town, and had a lovely time! There will be photospam on Facebook, You Have Been Warned! Meanwhile:
So when we returned to the car park, I did a shopping and the Swan Whisperer had coffee, and then we headed on to our stop for tonight, in a Camping-Car park near a lake, which isn't flooded, although rather muddy! The place where we had originally planned to spend the night is closed due to flooding, so we had to have a quick rethink. I hope this place will be nice for a walk in the morning.
Our drive wasn't as nice as it ought to have been, as I fell asleep and the Swan Whisperer didn't hear what the Satnav was saying above the radio programme that was playing (which was, for some reason, My Fault), so we went the wrong way, and then the Satnav wasn't quite clear and I was too sleepy, so we went the wrong way again, and ended up having to drive a good 30 miles extra down the motorway and back! And then, before we got here, the heavens opened into a very, very heavy shower, we nearly had to stop!
The weather has actually been very good all day, apart from that shower and a couple of others, but it meant it was after 18:00 when we got here. Anyway, we've parked up and are snug, and the Swan Whisperer cooked our Saturday sausage and mash, and I have spent the evening trying to sort out where we are going next, as we decided to change our plans and not go on Le Petit Train Jaune, as we should have been there today if we were to take advantage of the cheap fares the local rail authority runs on the first weekend of every month. So we decided we'd go up in the motor home instead, and then bottled out of the idea of spending the night way above the snowline! So I have spent what has felt like hours trying to sort out a route that avoids the floods in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and finding places to spend the night that are actually open! The Swan Whisperer was trying to be helpful, but really, what I need is my laptop when I can have several different tabs open at once and cut back and forth between them. Anyway, if he doesn't like what I've suggested, he can do it himself!
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