Planet Ruby Starrs

This post is punctuated with random pictures for attention cos the rest of it is really boring.   We have gone almost 2 weeks without decent teabags - the stress is starting to show. Definetely time to head home! Afrer a broken night having held a masterchef dinner party for local mosquitos we left the farm camping - managing to run over and destroy our folding step into the van. Then we went to the local petrol station as we were low on fuel. It wouldn't accept our card- or any of our cards! Total psych out... last day in France no petrol!!! We had to do a detour to find another petrol station hoping this was just a blip. It was and we managed to fill up.   We decided it was Calais or bust - the quickest way i.e. the Peage. We have avoided (mostly) peage roads but after yesterday and it being the last day... low energy... lack of enthusiasm we hit the motorway - Joy 🤣 simple easy instructions not a single tractor in sight...

We were up at the crack of the Woodpecker breakfast first and on the road ready to spend the day at the Château de Chenonceau. It's very well organised lots of parking including plenty for campervans but the place was absolutely heaving.  The tour starts with the obligatory chapel.. compact but beautiful. Then into the main body of the building.   For the first half hour it just felt like we were on a conveyorbelt... it's a very beautiful Chateau though and once the crowd started to thin out and we'd managed to get through the cellars which were the kitchens it became a very pleasant visit. There was a dove nesting under the bridge... It's incredibly grand with some amazingly beautiful plaster work particularly the fireplaces the cornices are all extremely ornate - as are the ceilings - in fact, actually the whole building is just like a fairy tale castle both outside and inside.  Evenethe dr...

We are back in France. France has never had that much sway for me... We've been loads of times and the main attraction is visiting lovely friends who live here. I'm really disappointed we couldn't hack the heat in Italy and more fed up as once we got into France its just as hot....we might as well be in Italy... We spent a very non descript night in and even more nondescript expensive Aire... just outside of Geneva.   given we had just had two fabulous nights in an amazing car park in Switzerland for next to nothing the Aire was poor... c'est la vie.. We walked down to Lake Geneva but its all private residences so we thoght ... b***** this for a game of whatever and we just had to trespass to get to the actual lake side. It all felt a bit precious... (obviously in a bad mood - reality of odd holiday days 🤣🤣🤣) We moved on to a campsite just north of Lyon.  Dr Fred - understandably is fed up of driving. We have had 2 long days..  ...