Monday 25th July

Monday 25^th July – Saint Emilion

We had a leisurely start as everyone was tired and it was raining so there seemed little point to being outside.  We were up and out by about 10am where we went off on a wine tour at one of the local vineyards.  The proprietor spoke no English so Chloe from the campsite translated for us.  He was just as you would have imagined a French Vineyard owner to be; big nose, deep voice and an accent that was extremely thick.  Nevertheless he was amusing and informative.  The tour lasted just under two hours and the boys did well to behave themselves, as they were clearly bored.  We sampled some of the local brew and then made a small purchase before heading off into St Emilion. 

Outside the vineyard

By the time we arrived in St Emilion we were quite hungry so we looked around for a reasonably priced restaurant and found one in the heart of the town.  The little cobbled streets were very pretty and if it wasn’t continually raining it would have been quite something.  After lunch W had a meltdown so we headed back to the campsite where we just chilled out for a bit before going for a bicycle ride and some more swimming.

lots of bottles!

Tonight we are going to have a barbeque again and cook (and drink) some of our local purchases.

on the way into Saint Emilion