Thursday 29 March 2012
The Blanco River in Texas where the family of Dian's sister lives had a similar aspect to the River Vezere where we awoke. The quietness was added to by the chirping birds and while Charles went to shoot hoops on the court nearby, Dian and Nicole played guitar and painted. We had fried eggs ala Nicole and after stowing got on the road again.
Our first stop was the nearby 12TH century chapel adjacent to the small cemetery that Richard the Lion Hearted had built in recompense for his murdering Thomas Becket (remember Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton's version in the film "Becket"?) After that we tooled around the towns of note such as Cadouin with it's abbey and La Roque Gageac - a town built into a mountain near the river. Tulips were blooming everywhere and they accented the butter yellow houses with the soft turquoise shutters. Ah France.
The best find was Josephine Baker's old estate also known as Chateau Des Milandes. We were there two days before the official opening of the tourist season so we could only look from the outside but it was on those beautiful grounds that she raised her family of adopted children from all races and escaped the spotlight of Paris.
We stopped at a free campsite that had roosters, chickens and toilets but it looked like some of the campers were LIVING there so we moved on.
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| Dian's art |
Our first stop was the nearby 12TH century chapel adjacent to the small cemetery that Richard the Lion Hearted had built in recompense for his murdering Thomas Becket (remember Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton's version in the film "Becket"?) After that we tooled around the towns of note such as Cadouin with it's abbey and La Roque Gageac - a town built into a mountain near the river. Tulips were blooming everywhere and they accented the butter yellow houses with the soft turquoise shutters. Ah France.
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| Chapelle Saint Martin |
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| Because the church was closed, Nicole put her camera up to a chink in the door to get this shot. |
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| Ceramic flowers were a common site on the graves |
We stopped at a free campsite that had roosters, chickens and toilets but it looked like some of the campers were LIVING there so we moved on. 
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| Chateau des Milandes from afar |
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| Josephine and Dian |
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The tine town of La Roque Gageac, built into the side of the rock |
Around 5:30 PM we saw (angelic chorus) a bowling alley!!! We stopped in to play a game and use the Wi-Fi. Nicole trounced Charles but Dian was the real coward (she didn't even try to bowl). When the joint started jumping with poker players, bowlers, patrons in the restaurant and at pool tables, Dian and Nicole went out to the parking lot to make up the beds. We snacked on left overs and when the place closed, Charles came to bed too.
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