Wet week in France

Just got back having spent an usually wet week in France, still managed to cut the grass and get the place looking half decent again, shame really always looks it’s best just as I’m leaving, never mind the neighbours enjoy looking at it for the next couple of weeks, till it grows back and we start again.

Anyway managed to get half a ride scouted for the Sunday in October, I say half because there seems to be only one place to eat so I’ve got to get my timings right for the food stop, amazing how many places are actually closed, I know a lot of France looks shut most of the time (I’ll get some pictures one day and post them on our VRCC-NORTH-WEST PHOTOBUCKER PAGE. HERE The main town I was hoping to make our lunch stop has only one tabac open, used to have 4 restaurants and a couple of cafes in the main square, gone. Anyway that’s mine to sort on another trip, but it will make a nice ride for them that want to see France.

Also paid a visit to Archie’s for the B and B, they said they would do us a deal from the norm, seems as it’s me, usually 35 euro single and 45 euro double, they can accommodate, oh lets see, 2 single beds in one room a double in another and another double in the third, then there is a double in another room with a single, oh I don’t know, basically they’ll put the couples in the doubles and the singles in the singles and if you don’t mind sharing a room you’ll save a euro or two. They also have enough land for camping with access to an outside doins, all mod cons. I’m sure if you stay at Archie’s we’ll be able to sort a lift from and to our place for the BBQ, or if you’ve got the balls for it you can walk to their place thru the woods, to the BBQ should be OK, after? Well it gets dark in our corner of France and there’s no moon that weekend, up to you, I’ll guarantee you’ll have a story to tell the next day if walking’s your choice.

Further afield and it’s St Savin but that’s a taxi and hotel, still doable but anyway wont affect the English contingent as there are only 4 rooms left in the hotel on the journey down, so unless the French are quick booking Archie’s we should be OK.

That’s about it for this update, just got some small alterations to do on my next visit after I cut the grass, that will be the restoration blog, against the clock, promise whoever gets to sleep in the new house it’ll be dry and warm, oh and all the critters will have been evicted, it seems that’s where the beast of Bethines moved to when we evicted it from ours, next door, nowt like cheek.

(For VRCC members that would like to join us on this trip PM me via the main board http://www.valkyrieridersuk.com/VRCCUK/index.php )

Will update when I can

Mick