Tuesday August 19, 2014

A nice ride today and good weather.

We love poached eggs and it has been a long time since we have had any.  Ralf suggested last night that “we” should try to make them.  I will give anything my best effort on this camp stove, but poached eggs?  Well if my hubby wants something I try to provide it for him.  Apart from the pan looking like an egg explosion – they turned out quite nicely.  We had bread (no toast), avocado with a soft poached egg on top, lovely.  Not sure I will do it again in a hurry, but it tasted good.  As we were packing our bikes away, we heard a car horn tooting as he went around the camp-site.  Fresh baguettes, croissants and pain au chocolat for sale.  Ralf leapt in front of the van and bought two pain au chocolats before I could blink.

We left the campsite at about 9:30, it was going to be a short day today (40 kms).  Our plan was to catch the ferry at Royan and then find the first municipal campsite. But we also needed maps and guides for the next Department, because god forbid that the Departments (municipalities) share information.  You have to wait until you get into the particular municipality to get the information.

As we departed the ferry it was 1:30, Tourisme Office didn’t open until 2:00.  We decided to carry on to Soulac sur Mer and check at that Tourisme office for maps and campsite availability.  The lady at the Tourisme Office gave me a book for this area, similar to the one we received for La Manche.  We then had to get the tedious things out of the way, shopping, setting up the tent, and doing washing.

Tonight’s dinner is Salmon with rice and mixed vegetables – yes we are cooking on our little camp stove and it is fresh salmon, Ralf is almost MasterChef on the camp stove.