Daniel's Vineyard and Brissac-Quince

Tuesday 2nd September

Daniel had warned us that his staff arrive at 8 in the morning and would be driving all their tractors and machinery past our door, but we were awake before then.  When we drove past them in the vineyard later, they seemed to be preparing a patch of ground for new planting.  We had a wander around the village before we left and admired some lovely houses (they all seem to have so much land) but couldn't find the boulangerie. 

 
We drove to Brissac-Quince, a short way south, as Daniel had said it was worth a visit and had another wander about - here the boulangerie was shut for the owners' holiday - how often have we seen that!  So what do you have to do if you can't find any bread for lunch - find a good restaurant instead!  (And anyway, the chateau is closed Tuesdays!!!)  The Restaurant Aux deux Terraces (we sat at the one at the back) was excellent - the dessert we shared was very yummy.

Chateau at Brissac-Quince

 Our parking place at Brissac was an Aire de Camping Cars and a Dutch couple in their van had nodded hello there, greeted each other again a couple of times in the town, then when we stopped further along our route by the river at Chalonnes-sur-Loire for a cup of tea and a snooze under a tree - there they were again!  We chatted a bit and then they sat a few feet away from us, similarly enjoying the afternoon.  A few more miles further west, we stopped at Camping La Promenade at Montjean-sur-Loire for the night + internet access.