We knew that there was a market in Chambery on Saturday and this was one of the reasons that we decided to stay here. The market was very good and typically French with a great variety of local produce - fruit and vegetables, meat, cheeses, cured meats and wine. The prices were high compared to Italy, especially Southern Italy but the quality and choice was excellent. We stocked up with some goodies and then headed back to Henrietta for the next leg of the journey.
We wanted to have a more rural setting for our next stop so we chose Lucy, in the middle of nowhere north-west of Macon. The journey was most enjoyable through lovely countryside and we soon started seeing lots of white cattle and then we passed a sign stating that we were in the 'Pays de Charolais'. These were the famous Charolais beef cattle and we saw huge numbers of them on the journey. 'Huge' is the right word for these cattle, they look absolutely solid and I wouldn't like to meet one of the bulls when taking a country walk. However I can confirm that Charolais beef steaks are delicious.
Arriving in Luzy, the sat nav directed us to the aire and we found it occupied by two large marquees and lots of farmers. This gave us a problem as it was some way to the next aire and the light was fading. Fortunately there was another car park next to the river just a few metres further on and we managed to find a level pitch in amongst the tractors. We went to sleep with the gentle sound of water falling over the weir and a total lack of traffic on the road next to us – Luzy is not the night-life centre of the area, even on a Saturday night.
Photos: The unusual Elephant Fountain in the centre of Chambery.
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