At last!

This could refer to a number of things throughout the day but, after years of wanting to stay here, John has finally booked into The Hotel de France in La Chartre sur le Loir.

We will tell you more but, first, you have to read about our 8 hour drive. Google told us it would take less than 6 hours for our 320 mile journey from the Tarn. We had a brief stop in Bellac, roads have been fairly clear so not sure why it’s taken us so long.

Bellac was about halfway, we needed sustenance and pulled off the main road. Of course, it’s Monday and France doesn’t do Mondays. We wandered past several closed cafes and shops, before coming across Le Central where we were greeted in perfect French by a young man from Lancaster. Drinks and a sharing platter of dips were devoured giving Kim enough energy to walk down a steep hill to the river…. John decided to take in ‘the bigger picture’ which in reality meant he was staying up top and taking photos. Look carefully and you can see Kim in the picture below.

Next our penultimate stop, the famous Hotel de France, home to many Le Mans winning teams and drivers of the past, including John Wyer, Steve McQueen and Mike Hailwood and still very popular today. We’ll let the photos speak for themselves.