Camp setup in Blois and couscous salad underway |
The beautiful sunset view from our riverside camp spot |
Anna and Perry arrive. Anna constructs the tent while Perry enjoys a bevvie. True gentlemanly style. |
All setup and wine time |
Dinner preparations underway |
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Enjoying the after dinner sun |
Jazz hands! |
Time for tea as the sun finally sets |
Anna and Perry don their headlamps with style |
The Gazebo makes an appearance |
Biking day one - off to Cheverny Chateaux for lunch and a nosy |
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So many sunflowers |
Rest break to photo the sunflowers |
Picnic in Cheverny's park |
So many French Hounds |
So cute |
Yes, you too. |
And you. |
We liked the hounds. |
Cheverny Chateaux |
Can we claim it as our own? |
Ghostly figures walk towards the Chateaux |
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From the rear of the chateaux |
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Wheeee through the forest |
Strapping our grocery supplies to our bikes. We hadn't thought this through. |
It'll work. |
Nearly home. |
Just in time before the storm set in (although it never arrived) |
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Tasty tart citron for desert |
Attack of the kamikaze flies |
A large song singing Christian group setup next to us |
Race you! |
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Château de Chambord |
Baguette picnic infront of Château de Chambord |
The ladies, home to claim Château de Chambord |
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One of the spiral staircases |
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Looking up the double-helix staircase |
Going up the double-helix staircase |
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We somewhat enjoyed the double-helix staircase and want one in our house. Or two. Great for hide and go seek! |
Very ornamental at the top |
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The view was also spectacular |
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One of these things is not like the other? |
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On the return, day 2 |
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Celebrating our return with a tasty drop of champagne |
And a round of petanq! |
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On the way into town for dinner, enjoying some bug entree |
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Get in my belly! |
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Pizza and salad for the ladies |
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Not stars but bugs ... |
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Not a starry night but a buggy one! |
Panoramic of Blois |
Lunch on our last day with A+P - escargot entree |
Mmmm. Kind of. Like chewy garlic. From a snail. Odd. |
Tom checks for Wifi .. |
The moules pots arrive! |
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Quite delicious |
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Checking out mullet man net to us |
On our way to drop off A+P at the Blois train station |
