Yesterday we started having second
thoughts about our itinerary for the rest of the holiday. We had
intended heading south down the Loire to its source and then heading
over to the Rhone valley. However the journey so far had been slower
than anticipated because we had found so many places of interest on
the way. We decided to review the situation!
We drove on to the aire at St.
Brisson-sur-Loire, a short distance south of Gien and on the opposite
side of the river. After looking around the interesting village, we
sat in Henrietta with maps spread over the table and guidebooks in
hand. In the end, it was a unanimous decision to head west rather
than south and stay close to the Loire.
The journey took us through La Solonge,
an area of forest, mash and lakes that is very popular with French
visitors. It is a very important hunting, shooting and fishing area
with signs on the road warning that deer and wild boar are likely to
jump out at any moment. Unfortunately, not a single wild boar did we
see – we have seen lots of deer before, but we didn't see any of
those either. However it was a very pleasant drive with lots of lakes
and heather-strewn forest floor. We passed a number of aires,
including a tempting one by a lake on the edge of the large town of
Lamotte-Beuvron and finally weakened when we got to La
Ferte-Beauharnais and parked up at the aire next to the small lake on
the edge of the village.
We walked around the village with its
interesting architecture – old wood-framed buildings that look as
though they needed a lot of attention.
Photos: Jane inspects a potential
second home in St. Brisson-sur-Loire but we might need my mate Les to
help with the building work!; The Trois Canard (Three Ducks) bar in
La Ferte-Beauharnais next to one of those houses in need of some
tender loving care!
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