Last night, when I was practising tai chi outside the van, I was tormented and distracted by flying insects. I had, unfortunately, taken off my spectacles and left them in the motor home, only to discover, some hours later, that I have an insect bite on my right eyebrow- and just underneath my left one! And two eyes that are nearly swollen shut, and very uncomfortable - and me not feeling very great.
Plus the price of diesel has gone up by 30 cents a litre since the attacks on Iran. And it is raining, and it is cold.
All of which sounds very pessimistic, and I must admit, I've had better days!
The Swan Whisperer went for a run this morning, and after breakfast we headed along the D999, stopping at a random Carrefour en route for a little shopping, including a decent citrus press - the one we have has too small a dome to be comfortable juicing oranges, and the nicer one is at home! Also some more blood oranges, which are much cheaper here than they are at home.
We stopped in St Hippolyte-du-Fort to have our lunch, noticing the turnoff to Monoblet, where a friend has a house. but she's still in the UK just now. It was still raining, so we didn't explore, but it looks like a town that would be worth exploring, as would various others along the route. One town, Quissac, I think, even had a very promising-looking mediaeval centre. We arrived up at La Cavalerie mid-afternoon; I promptly collapsed on the bed and went to sleep - I don't know whether the Swan Whisperer went for a walk or not. If the weather is not significantly better in the morning we won't be doing our usual trek round the ramparts! Or I won't be, anyway! We plan to shop in Millau, which is only a few kilometres away, and maybe stop for lunch in the aire du Garabit, with the lovely railway viaduct. If their visitor centre is open, we can get lunch there.
This photo is of the view from my bedroom window today - note the leaves on the trees, despite being at about 800 metres!
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