We opted for a cross-country route rather than motorway and this worked well as the countryside was much more interesting than yesterday. Hills, forest and pretty villages made the kilometres pass more quickly. We passed a number of châteaux and priories and were particularly impressed by St. Riguier with its huge priory. We didn't have time to stop but will definitely make time to look around the town next time that we are in the area.
Tonight's aire is the largest that we have ever stayed in, capable of taking hundreds of motorhomes. It is the E. Leclerc hypermarket in Lumbres. We learnt about it from the 'All the Aires of France' book and decided to use it because of its convenient location, only 45 minutes from Calais port. It allow us to do our last French shop, including the wine shop. We used a technique that we have used in France on many occasions – we found a number of bottles of wine that we liked the look of, bought a single bottle of each and then took them back to Henrietta for a wine tasting. Having decided which wines we liked best, we went back and bought a few bottles of each.
So here we are all ready for the ferry tomorrow but having heard the shipping forecast on BBC Radio 4 (Long Wave) with talk of “severe gale 9” and “storm force 10”, the journey could be interesting! The good news is that we have found a parking place in the lee of the building so we are not being buffeted by the wind. A member of staff from Leclerc has just knocked on the door to check that we were staying for the night and to tell us that the car park barriers were about to be raised and would not be opened until 08:30 tomorrow morning – what service!
Photos: An enigmatic building was our view during our lunch stop.
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