On the road again

The night at the “aire” was absolutely fine, although at first I said it felt a bit like a car park! We were away bright and early this morning to clock up some quick miles on the autoroute, before turning off along the banks of the River Cher, where there were lots of vineyards.

We have now arrived at Amboise on the River Loire, where we are spending a few nights at the municipal campsite, which is very reasonably priced, but has all the usual facilities (including wifi!) The campsite (www.camping-amboise.com) is actually situated on an island in the middle of the river, in striking distance of the chateau. However, any fleeting thoughts of going to take some photographs this evening were quashed by a sudden, violent thunderstorm with hailstones. There's always tomorrow ….