We took a couple more day trips for lunch – once going south to the town of Riberac which was quite nice.
There’s an old castle/fort above a lovely park, and some nice restaurants around a large square.
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The campground in Mansle has been as full as I’ve ever seen it, with many folks staying a week or more.
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Colin had another couple of tests and appointments and all went well – even the extremely rude urologist was fairly polite the second time. Finally we were free to return to Spain! The birdies will miss us, and I hope the jasmine, passion flower and clematis manage to survive.
I drove the new BMW while Colin and Max were in the campervan. It took a lot of will power but I managed to keep near the speed limit – at least most of the time. Getting around Bordeaux was, as usual, a big pain but we did make it. We stopped for the night a little past Zaragoza and made it to the house just after noon on the second day.
We’ve enjoyed the pool almost every day, and had lunch out at Los Cerricos – not so many cats this time.
We’ve been spared the awful fires that are affecting many parts of Spain right now, but the dust from the Sahara is covering everything – there’s no way to keep it out of the house or off of anything.
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