Sully sur Loire

Saturday 16th August

Drove straight to our next destination this morning - to Camping Jardins de Sully, on the opposite bank of the river to Sully-sur-Loire.  (Now we are heading downstream, as originally planned.)  When going to a campsite, one has to arrive before midday or else forget it till after about 3pm.  The French take rather long lunch-breaks and most sites have a barrier so you can't get in!  So here we arrived in beautiful morning sunshine, perfect for catching up with the washing and just a little bit of 'housework'.  Then we spent a relaxing day before cycling over to Sully in the early evening to view the beautiful chateau and find somewhere to eat.  This we did at the Cafe des Arts and exchanged several texts with Peter, Hannah and the children because this was their first evening in Guernsey.  They were eating at the Boathouse in St. Peter Port - we remembered our first meal when we were there last month.

 

Sunday 17th August

Today we've cycled over 12 miles, exploring Sully and out into the countryside beyond, past fields and fields of ripening sweetcorn.  (It's very tempting to pick one, but maybe they are not quite ready.)  We didn't go in the chateau, but enjoyed the paths through its grounds and the views of it from around the lake.  We found a geocache at the old (very neglected) railway station, but unfortunately had two DNFs out along the lanes.  Never mind, because just going for them gave us super routes to follow.  The weather seems a lot more settled - lets hope it stays that way.

Sad Sully Station

An unusual outfit opposite us today