We left the site mid morning and did a circuit of Saint Emilion before parking in the Aire just outside of town. Then we walked down to L'Antre des Verres the terrace bistro where Rosemary first discovered tartine of goats cheese and duck. She had it again (it was not as good) while I had a Basque version with jambon and sheep's cheese. Nice food, great service and lovely position just below the bell tower. We bought a couple of vine plants for, Mark and Jen. I had a look in the underground caves at Clos de Menuts where they have 60,000 bottles of wine maturing. I chose one and half bottles which cost €20. We have few wine regions to go yet.
Set off north west up the Gironde to find an Aire for the night. First one we found was at Blaye by the huge citadel built by the engineer Vauban to form part of the defenses for Bordeaux. It's a world heritage site, we looked around the grounds and had coffee and crepes in one of the cafes. As it was still early we moved on and found a much smaller one with 3 vans by a small marina. The wind was quite strong and there was nothing else around so we gave it a miss.
Set off north west up the Gironde to find an Aire for the night. First one we found was at Blaye by the huge citadel built by the engineer Vauban to form part of the defenses for Bordeaux. It's a world heritage site, we looked around the grounds and had coffee and crepes in one of the cafes. As it was still early we moved on and found a much smaller one with 3 vans by a small marina. The wind was quite strong and there was nothing else around so we gave it a miss.
Finally stopped at a big Aire, there over 40 big mainly French vans here, at the fishing port/marina at Mortagne sur Gironde. Whenever we stop in an Aire a French person takes a photo of the van. They think it's just a toy until they see inside and always go away impressed.
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