{"id":3211,"date":"2023-04-25T21:58:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T19:58:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peterenlisa.nl\/?p=3211"},"modified":"2023-04-25T21:59:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T19:59:51","slug":"gien-25-april-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peterenlisa.nl\/en\/gien-25-april-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Gien – 25 april 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are<\/span> quite<\/span> a<\/span> few<\/span> miles<\/span> further<\/span> north since<\/span> my<\/span> last<\/span> post<\/span> from<\/span> Spain<\/span>.<\/span> Monday<\/span> the<\/span> 24th<\/span>, yes<\/span> Lisa<\/span>‘<\/span>s<\/span> birthday<\/span>,<\/span> we<\/span> drove<\/span> to<\/span> France<\/span>.<\/span> A<\/span> beautiful<\/span> route<\/span> through<\/span> the<\/span> Pyrenees<\/span> with<\/span> steep<\/span> roads<\/span> up<\/span> and<\/span> down<\/span>.<\/span> The<\/span> pass<\/span> road<\/span> consisted<\/span> of<\/span> a tunnel<\/span> with<\/span> one<\/span>–<\/span>way<\/span> traffic<\/span> so<\/span> there<\/span> was<\/span> a<\/span> short<\/span> (<\/span>10<\/span> minutes<\/span>)<\/span> waiting<\/span> time<\/span>.<\/span> In<\/span> France<\/span> it<\/span> went<\/span> down<\/span> quite<\/span> steeply<\/span> and<\/span> that<\/span> is<\/span> no<\/span> fun<\/span> with<\/span> this<\/span> camper<\/span>.<\/span> The<\/span> car<\/span> is<\/span> too<\/span> heavy<\/span> for<\/span> the braking<\/span> power<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> engine<\/span> and that means<\/span> that you<\/span> have<\/span> to<\/span> brake<\/span> a<\/span> lot<\/span> and<\/span> that<\/span> makes<\/span> them<\/span> warm<\/span>.<\/span> And<\/span> you<\/span> have<\/span> to<\/span> keep<\/span> the<\/span> latter<\/span> under<\/span> control<\/span>.<\/span> The<\/span> solution<\/span> is<\/span> simply<\/span> to<\/span> drive<\/span> slowly<\/span> and carefully<\/span> and<\/span> take<\/span> the<\/span> irritations<\/span> of<\/span> other<\/span> drivers<\/span> for<\/span> granted<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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We slept<\/span> in the town<\/span> of<\/span> Cahors<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> great<\/span>\u00a0spot near\u00a0the<\/span> river<\/span> Lot<\/span> that<\/span> we hardly<\/span> saw<\/span> because<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> already<\/span> starting<\/span> to<\/span> get<\/span> dark when<\/span> we<\/span> arrived<\/span>.<\/span> Especially<\/span> the part<\/span> through<\/span> the<\/span> mountains<\/span> takes<\/span> a<\/span> lot<\/span> of<\/span> time<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Today we<\/span> drove<\/span> mostly<\/span> on the toll<\/span>–<\/span>free A20<\/span> from<\/span> Cahors<\/span> towards Orleans<\/span> and<\/span> just<\/span> before<\/span> the paid<\/span> part<\/span> started<\/span>,<\/span> turned off<\/span> towards<\/span> Gien<\/span> a<\/span> town<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> Loire<\/span>.<\/span> This<\/span> road led<\/span> us<\/span> through beautiful<\/span> forests<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> section<\/span> that<\/span> is<\/span> forbidden<\/span> for<\/span> through<\/span> freight<\/span> traffic<\/span>.<\/span> Exactly<\/span> those<\/span> cars<\/span> were<\/span> plentiful<\/span> and<\/span> that meant<\/span> that I<\/span> had<\/span> to pay<\/span> close<\/span> attention<\/span> because<\/span> the road<\/span> was<\/span> quite<\/span> narrow<\/span> (<\/span>hence<\/span> the<\/span> ban<\/span> that<\/span> no<\/span> one<\/span> adhered<\/span> to<\/span>).<\/span><\/p>\n

The navigation<\/span> sometimes<\/span> led<\/span> me<\/span> through<\/span> small<\/span> towns<\/span> where<\/span> this<\/span> camper<\/span> is<\/span> quite<\/span> wide<\/span> and<\/span> high<\/span>.<\/span> It<\/span> resulted<\/span> in<\/span> some<\/span> laughable<\/span> situations<\/span> where<\/span> an<\/span> oncoming<\/span> passenger<\/span> car<\/span> felt<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> really<\/span> had<\/span> the<\/span> right<\/span> of way<\/span> and<\/span> did<\/span> not<\/span> slow<\/span> down<\/span> at<\/span> a<\/span> swerving<\/span> spot<\/span> for<\/span> me<\/span>.<\/span> Ah<\/span>,<\/span> I<\/span>‘m<\/span> big<\/span> he<\/span>‘<\/span>s<\/span> small<\/span>, shall<\/span> we<\/span> say<\/span>!<\/span> It<\/span> just<\/span> went<\/span> right<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> end<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> lot<\/span> of<\/span> honking<\/span> and<\/span> swearing<\/span>.<\/span> I<\/span> don<\/span>‘<\/span>t<\/span> understand the<\/span> latter<\/span>!<\/span><\/p>\n

On<\/span> the<\/span> way<\/span>,<\/span> to<\/span> Lisa<\/span>‘<\/span>s<\/span> horror<\/span>,<\/span> I<\/span> bought<\/span> a<\/span> baquette<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> bread<\/span> machine<\/span> for<\/span> \u20ac1<\/span>.<\/span> She<\/span> ate<\/span> it<\/span> later<\/span> on<\/span> her<\/span> own<\/span>….<\/span> We<\/span> stay<\/span> here<\/span> for a few<\/span> days<\/span> so<\/span> I<\/span> can go<\/span> cycling<\/span> along<\/span> the<\/span> river<\/span> and<\/span> Lisa<\/span> can<\/span> go<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> run<\/span>.<\/span> Tomorrow<\/span> I<\/span> will<\/span> post<\/span> pictures<\/span> of<\/span> castles<\/span> and<\/span> monasteries<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We are quite a few miles further north since my last post from Spain. Monday the 24th, yes Lisa‘s birthday, we drove to France. A beautiful route through the Pyrenees…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa8Fwl-PN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2877,"url":"https:\/\/www.peterenlisa.nl\/en\/benia-3-april-2023\/","url_meta":{"origin":3211,"position":0},"title":"Benia – 3 April 2023","date":"April 3, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"[:nl] \u00a0 Het weer is uiteindelijk beter geworden. 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