{"id":25091,"date":"2016-11-25T14:33:02","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T14:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/?p=25091"},"modified":"2021-06-14T16:20:06","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T15:20:06","slug":"enjoying-time-rural-france-charroux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/enjoying-time-rural-france-charroux\/","title":{"rendered":"Enjoying Down Time in Rural France, Charroux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zagan the motorhome has been very spoiled these last few days. He has been living it up in free aires in some beautiful villages across France. Tonight he&#8217;s enjoying the hospitality of Charroux (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=loc:46.14301,0.40662\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">N46.14301, E0.40662<\/a>), a small village on the D148, about an hour and a half south of Poitiers. We&#8217;ve&nbsp;deviated off the N10, much used by motorhomers because it&#8217;s free, to visit friends about an hour south of here.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-25100\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03906-1024x388-1024x388.jpg\" alt=\"Motorhome Parking Charroux France\" width=\"620\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03906-1024x388.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03906-1024x388-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03906-1024x388-768x291.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During our evening in Arnage we tested another feature on our new TV: playing something from a USB stick. Of course it worked fine, so I&#8217;ve&nbsp;loaded one of our 8GB USB sticks with TV shows and movies. These will help pass the hours, as it gets dark around 5pm these days. While watching TV, we were also entertained by a couple of French motorhomes. On turning up to find the two spaces for camping cars full of Brits, Monsieur jumped out and swung open the car park height barrier. Now, why would the council go to the expense of putting in a height barrier on this small dead-end street? I can only think it would be for cheeky motorhomers who don&#8217;t think two spaces are enough.<\/p>\n<p>The next&nbsp;morning after a 10 km jog around a local lake, and a hearty breakfast, we set off south for Chalais. We&#8217;re using our <a href=\"http:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/handy-free-websites-and-apps-for-motorhome-travel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Camperstop book<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.park4night.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Park4night<\/a> database to find free places in small towns and villages, with not much to see. This way we don&#8217;t feel guilty for not venturing out into the cold and grey, because we aren&#8217;t missing anything. Chalais (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=loc:46.95860,0.10449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">N46.95860,E0.10449<\/a>) turned out to be the ultimate, nothing to see place. It is an Aire de Repos (rest stop), sort of like parking up behind a Little Chef on the A1. However in France, of course, they treat their motorhomes\/camping cars much&nbsp;better than we do in the UK. The motorhome&nbsp;parking area had a service point, hedge-lined bays and free electricity.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25095\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25095\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25095\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_20161124_170040961_HDR-1024x577-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"Motorhome Parking near Chalais on D347 France\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_20161124_170040961_HDR-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_20161124_170040961_HDR-1024x577-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_20161124_170040961_HDR-1024x577-768x433.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sadly the service point was out of action, but the water and electricity were still flowing in Chalais<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We plugged in, giving our new batteries their first proper charge, then set about doing some jobs. Three weeks in the UK wasn&#8217;t long enough to get everything done, so a list came away with us. Just little maintenance and cleaning things, but as we have plenty of spare time they are now getting done. No longer do we&nbsp;have to hold up the door to the coffee and tea cupboard with our&nbsp;heads. The nasty sticking out screws in the shower are now covered to save us from scratches. Under bench storage has been sorted, and stuff we had shoved in there that we don&#8217;t want has been thrown away. Finally Zagan got a big hoover out, filling the vacuum cleaner several times with pooch fur, and Jay had a long-overdue beard trim.<\/p>\n<p>This morning we carried on south through more grey mist and rain. The long straight roads cut across rural France, halted&nbsp;only by small villages which cause us to slow down or wiggle around the houses or&nbsp;church in the centre. The streets are quiet, the air heavy with the smell of wood burning on fires, keeping the locals warm in their homes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-25101\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03904-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Misty Road France\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03904-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03904-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03904-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We spotted&nbsp;a few fellas out hunting in a wooded area beside the road. I have no idea what they were hunting, but I did notice a new fashion trend hitting the wood and fields. A camouflage outfit with a high vis vest is no longer the thing to be seen in when you&#8217;re out with a gun. The trend setters these days wear a waterproof high vis coat (a bit like you would see on a building site) with a camouflage pattern printed on it. I&#8217;m sure there is an&nbsp;explanation as to why it&#8217;s worth wearing camouflage if you are only going to add high vis to it, but it is beyond me.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25097\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25097\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25097\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03902-1024x514-1024x514.jpg\" alt=\"Hunter in woods France\" width=\"620\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03902-1024x514.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03902-1024x514-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03902-1024x514-768x386.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Driving past I can still see you in your hunting gear, surely the animals can too!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_25098\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25098\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25098\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03901-1024x512-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"Dogs on way to hunt France\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03901-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03901-1024x512-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03901-1024x512-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We all felt sorry for the dogs on their way to the hunt, sliding around in the trailer behind the car.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The village of Charroux is just as quiet as those we drove through, but we&#8217;ll nip out for a look around and to give Charlie chance to stretch his legs. As I type this Jay has his head under the dashboard. Armed with a torch, he&#8217;s trying to work out why the radio cuts out when we turn the steering wheel (answers on a postcard please!).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-25099\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03915-1024x400-1024x400.jpg\" alt=\"Charroux France\" width=\"620\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03915-1024x400.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03915-1024x400-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03915-1024x400-768x300.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow we&#8217;ll pop over and see&nbsp;Larry and Lorraine who we first met last year on our way south for a month or so in Spain. They had got in touch with us through this blog and offered us a meal (we&#8217;re easily bought!), and as we were passing we thought -why not? We had a great night with them, learning about life as an ex-pat and fellow motorhomer in France, so as we were passing&nbsp;by again, we&#8217;re stopping off once more.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25096\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25096\" class=\"size-large wp-image-25096\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03913-1024x768-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Ornate Door Charroux France\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03913-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03913-1024x768-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03913-1024x768-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03913-1024x768-174x131.jpg 174w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/DSC03913-1024x768-70x53.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Door of the day here in Charroux<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ju x<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zagan the motorhome has been very spoiled these last few days. 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