We made good time although there had been an accident on the Nantes ring road and some road works a bit further on. We arrived just outside Noirt before 1pm and we needed fuel, so we stopped off at a little place called Benet. There was a supermarket where we bought petrol, some tonic water for the gin that we'd bought on the ferry and some apples. Across the road from the supermarket we bought a sandwich to have for lunch.
We looked at the map and there was a little place called Coulon next to the river which looked like a good place to have lunch. We stopped at a car park which was next to two restaurants and a local produce Market. There were lots of camper vans there too and lots of people having picnics so we guessed we'd be OK. We left the car park and headed to a little lane next to the river which was opposite the main town. There were lots of restaurants that were full of people and there were lots of boats on the river.
The path we were on ran out after a while so we turned back and crossed the river on a little footbridge. We walked to a place where we'd seen picnic tables when we were on the other side of the river and sat down for lunch. We were very hot but fortunately we'd found a place in the shade which gave us chance to cool down a bit.
After lunch we walked down the river a little way and saw lots of nice houses and what looked a bit like seaside huts that people must use at the weekends.
Now we're at the hotel and having a rest before dinner. It's my birthday tomorrow but it's the first night at the gite so we're having another early birthday meal tonight. I don't think we have a wifi connection at the gite so there could be a break in connections, but when I do get another connection I'll catch up. Here's the view out from our hotel balcony.
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