{"id":32791,"date":"2023-06-23T03:09:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T17:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=32791"},"modified":"2023-10-20T07:16:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T20:16:32","slug":"lavardin-france-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=32791","title":{"rendered":"Lavardin, France \ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7  2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Date: 21st June 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Travelled: 105 kms from Voutr\u00e9 to Lavardin &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Visited:&nbsp;Lavardin &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stayed: Lavardin Aire. Free, N47.74200, E00.88430&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Budget: 30 days @ \u20ac101 per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Pam\u2019s particularly keen for a walk this morning and despite walking every rue in Voutr\u00e9 we made less than 5 kms.  Let\u2019s just pretend it was more I tell her but she walks off solo to get her 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An hour later we have serviced the Hymer and roll out of Voutr\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2764-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"32795\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2764-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2764-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2764-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2764-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2764-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2764-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2764-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2764-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2761-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"32794\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2761-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2761-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2761-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2761-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2761-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2761-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2761-1320x990.jpeg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2755-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"32793\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2755-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2755-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2755-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2755-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2755-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2755-570x427.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2755-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2755-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>It hard to imagine a more impressive entrance to a village than Pont Gothique as it crosses the Loire River.  In the picture below that\u2019s Lavardin and its castle in the background.  Mind you we could not drive across in the Hymer as it was closed for repair.  I asked the workers who were busy repointing the stonework to duck down so I could take a photo without the white workers helmets showing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From our guide book the Most Beautiful Villages in France you\u2019ll find Lavardin on page 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2789-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2789-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2789-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2789-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2789-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2789-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2789-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2789-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2789-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"On the Pont Gothique in Lavardin, France\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qOYrQBgbALg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/en.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lavardin,_Loir-et-Cher\" target=\"_blank\">Lavardin<\/a> has everything (almost) the ruins of a once famous castle overlooking the village and the Loire, a Romanesque church with murals dating back a thousand years and numerous troglodyte dwellings built in the tufa stone hill behind the village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2782-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"32799\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2782-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2782-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2782-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2782-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2782-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2782-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2782-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2782-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2772-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"32798\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2772-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2772-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2772-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2772-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2772-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2772-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2772-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2772-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2793-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"32800\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2793-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2793-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2793-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2793-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2793-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2793-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2793-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2793-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A classic 2CV rattles past<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a warm and steamy afternoon as we walk around the few streets, that are Lavardin.  Directly below the castle we find \u00c9glise of Saint-Genest. According to our guide book a church has stood on this site since 1000, the murals have been dated from 1200-1500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The relatively soft tufa-stone makes for some intricate carving around the columns and archways.  There is that much to take in, we both sit for a while noting the variation of work from obviously different artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2790-1-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2790-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2781-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"32801\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2781-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2781-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2781-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2781-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2781-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2781-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2781-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2781-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex 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class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2778-1-scaled.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2778-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2779-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"32804\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2779-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2779-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2779-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2779-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2779-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2779-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2779-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2779-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2780-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"32805\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2780-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2780-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2780-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2780-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2780-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2780-570x428.jpeg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2775-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"32806\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2775-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2775-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2775-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2775-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2775-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2775-570x428.jpeg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>We finally reach the top of the hill and the entrance to castle only to find the gate closed without explanation.  Thinking someone must be having an extra long lunch we wander back down the hill. Popping into a small art studio (the only thing in the village actually open), I ask about the castle.  The man responds in excellent English telling us some inspector from some government department came out a fortnight ago and ordered it closed due to some safety breach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He goes on to tell me the whole village is devastated as the castle is the centre of tourism for visitors.  So these are the best I could do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2791-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"32813\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2791-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2791-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2791-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2791-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2791-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2791-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2791-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2791-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2792-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"32811\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2792-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2792-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2792-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2792-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2792-scaled.jpeg 1365w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2792-570x428.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2792-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2792-2731x2048.jpeg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2774-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"32812\" src=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2774-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2774-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2774-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2774-scaled.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2774-570x760.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_2774-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Back at the Hymer we are joined by an English couple in their camper.  We chat on for a while about where we\u2019ve been and where we\u2019re going. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a very warm evening and the fan comes out to give some relief, but it starts drizzling at some stage during the night, making for a good sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael + Pam<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 21st June 2023 Travelled: 105 kms from Voutr\u00e9 to Lavardin &nbsp; Visited:&nbsp;Lavardin &nbsp; Stayed: Lavardin Aire. Free, N47.74200, E00.88430&nbsp;&nbsp; Budget: 30 days @ \u20ac101 per day Pam\u2019s particularly keen for a walk this morning and despite walking every rue in Voutr\u00e9 we made less than 5 kms. 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