Tuesday 26th July

Tuesday 26^th July – Travelling from St Emilion to Paris

A rather leisurely start which meant we left slightly later than normal.  However that proved to be our undoing.  After we had filled up with water, got lost and turned around the time was around 10:30 before we set off for Paris.  Things didn’t get any better because after about a two hours the engine warning light went on I had to stop to fill up with oil.  Alas that meant that we had to ring Stingray RV and find out how to open the bonnet, ask what oil to put in and then purchase it.  That would have been pretty standard had it not been for the fact that the oil that they recommended wasn’t for sale!!  I had to guess so I live in the prospect of the engine failing at any moment!

The rest of the journey was uneventful until we reached Paris where we got well and truly lost.  Tom Tom was rubbish and we almost found ourselves going around the Arc de Triumph it was that bad.  Almost the same as travelling around Trafalgar Square when we should have been in Wimbledon!!!!  After the purchase of a map, Googlemap and several losses of temper we arrived at a rather grotty campsite at around 8pm.  Roughly in time for bed.