Framedlight

In contrast to the previous days the morning broke to a blue sky, a sure sign that we were leaving Vercors! Alan wanted to cycle up the Combe Laval, retracing the tortuous route we had done the day before, so I packed everything away in the van while he expended some energy. We drove north, stopping off in the town of Villefranche to take Hettie to the vet for the worm medication and check up she needed for her pet passport. Villefranche is not exactly a tourist destination and we were only charged €7 for the privilege compared to the €60 we have had to spend before. We finally stopped in a small place called Chagny, just south of Beaune and we spent a little time in the town, having a beer as the sun went down. The next morning we drove through manicured vineyards, and then further north towards St Omer.   Now we were not far from Calais, but we wanted to see the bunker at La Coupole, sister to the one in Éperlecques which we had visited ...