The weather this morning was not conducive to an enjoyable walk round Chalon-sur-Saône. The Swan Whisperer did go for a short run, but didn't enjoy it very much, and after breakfast we decided that the prospect of a healthy walk in the rain was not one that filled either of our hearts with joy.
So instead we decided to spend the morning doing a load of laundry. Many French supermarkets have self-service laundries in their car parks, which include detergent and fabric softener, so we found where the nearest one was and made good use of it.
I was intrigued by the dog-washing facility next door, and wonder how many poor pooches are subjected to its rigors! Anyway, I shopped and the SW got diesel and coffee while it was happening, and when it had finished, we put away our clean clothes (I am annoyed that I forgot to put my jumpers in there - they are acrylic and can go on a 40° wash - but we will have far less washing than usual when we get home. And I do have enough jumpers to do me until then - and, at that, the others are pretty much still wearable!
By the time we had done all that, it was gone lunch-time, and there was a restaurant in the complex, so we decided to go and see what it was like. We decided against a starter, so the Swan Whisperer had chicken breast in a Roquefort sauce, and I had white fish in a lemon sauce.
He had chips and I had vegetables (the choice was chips, vegetables or rice), and we both had chocolate mousse to follow, which was rather much but it would have been a pity to waste it. And coffee. As we had had cordial while we were putting away our washing (I had the French elderflower, which isn't nearly as nice as the English, and the SW had raspberry-and-rhubarb which I had bought him this morning because I Am Nice Like That), we just drank water.
After that, it was time to head on, but we hadn't very far to go today, only as far as Dijon. We went the pretty way - and it really was pretty, up the Ouche valley. The rain went on and off, and at one stage there was a rainbow.
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