Last installment
I completely forgot about Montpellier! Just before we went to Guilhem Le Desert we went there.
Its actually quite a cool place.
Once we left Guilhem Le Desert we went and had a quick look around Carcassonne.
I'd actually been once before but thought Mel might like a wander around. Way too touristy for my liking, but that's what we are and it is still incredible. Just the one pic though.
We decided we'd stay near Montauban and pulled out the France Passion book. It felt a bid odd rocking up because no one was home! We picked a spot near their vines and made ourselves comfy. The owners turned up while we were starting dinner but they were very cool and we decided to try their wines. The wine was pretty good so we bought a few. (this is a reoccurring theme!!!)
From here we headed towards Bordeaux nice and early. We had a really good wander round the city and fell in love with it. Big city but with all the pedestrian only streets it was actually quiet.
I even managed to find time at "lunch" (wine) to do some sketching. Mel doesn't mind it so much because this is the one thing I can multitask. Draw, talk, drink. But that's about it.
We stayed near to Bordeaux at another France Passion sourced vineyard. Again, we tried the wines and again we bought several of their wines. They had a fantastic house and the throne room was second to none!
A toilet fit for a king!!
In the morning we drove to Bassin D'Archachon and checked out the massive Dune Du Pilat which is massive. I also couldn't get over just how many people were there. Mental.
We weren't too keen on Arcachon, but that could have been because it was a bit overcast so we decided to drive around the bassin and stay at an Aire right near the end of Cap Ferrit. The traffic was a bit slow going. I think everyone had the same idea as us.
It was a nice walk down to the beach from where we stayed.
On our way to Cognac we stopped off to pick up some supplies and came back to find us in good company.
Again the France Passion book came out and we pulled out a cracker place to stay. It was an old chateau that use to be the home of the famous french poet Alfred de Vigny and it was incredible. Once again we went and tried the wines but this time there was cognac to try
He use to write his poetry in the tower apparently
Nice little spot we had
And we made ourselves at home
After Cognac we moved further north towards Tours and yep, you guessed it, we stayed at another family run vineyard, tried more wine & bought more wine.
Unfortunately the battery ran out on the camera so we were left with our iPhones but we managed a few cool pics of the most amazing chateau! The French Royal Family use to live in it apparently.
This isn't actually the chateau but I liked the picture.
That's it. The rest of the holiday was spent driving to the ferry and seriously contemplating turning around and going back.
Hope you enjoyed.
