Four go on an adventure

 Bridge over the River Loire Although we had decided to stay three nights at the previous camp, we somewhat spontaneously decided to move yesterday. We quickly packed up shop, stablised our movables and untied the Kayak from her moorings. We were travelling again.  North, north, ever northwards in the gerneral direction of Paris. Sheila had identified a spot in Saran on the outskirts of Orleans and I had identified a possible place a few kilometres south of that. When we passed the place I had found it looked much, much nicer than the photos but we decided to keep on to the other place. As a policeman in Kuala Lumpur (for policeman actually substitute extortionist) once told me, "you make very big mistake" as he persuaded me to part with a sum of money from my wallet. The second place was nothing like the photos either but in the other way. It was rammed full anyway with only one partially suitable space left. The Kayak was sailing again and we ended up backtracking a little ...

 After the rains Yesterday as was forecast it rained and it better rained. We were feeling rather thankful that we had chosen the Kayak model of motorhome for we felt that we might be in need of it's kayaking abilities if the rain persisted much more. We knew that we had our 5km to cover again today and the forecast was that the rain would cease at 11am. I had work appointments up till 11 am so we felt good that we'd be able to do the walk after that. 11am and guess what? The rain had indeed stopped and although it was far from bright and more than a tad chilly we set off to get our Ks in. The river alongside the Kayak had swollen. You might remember this picture yesterday? Well here is the same shot taken today after 24 hours of incessant rain. You will be pleased to know that we completed our 5km in dry conditions, well a smidgeon damp underfoot, but above gorund all stayed dry. That's day 2 completed and only 29 to go! Mountie Jack (remember him?) has been nipping my ear...

 A K A Day 2024 May has arrived and sees us take on our annual challenge in memory of Robert Rowan who was tragically taken from our midst at a very young age due to a heart condition. The challenge is to walk, run, bike or whichever way you please move yourself for 1 km or more a day during the month of May. We have again opted for the 5K a day challenge. This is our fourth year but the first in a climate where it might rain on us! It is not a sponsored event, we simply pay to take part and the money raised is being used to screen young people for heart conditions they never knew existed.  Our first two years were done in Peru, last year saw us start in Colombia  and finish in Peru and this year we hope to do 5K in four different countries. Watch this space. Today the weather forecast in Vierzon, central France is for a Yellow storm warning and rain all day until midnight. After breakfast it was fair so we decided to set off in the hope of getting our 5K done before we ...