Tuesday 14 July - Heading NE to Macon

With everything so wet and the weather damp and threatening, we revised our plans and opted for a travelling day as we knew we had to make distance towards Geneva at some stage. It was - of course - Bastille Day, le quatorze Juillet, a national holiday. We said goodbye to our host Emanuel (far too handsome, girls!) and bought some locally produced pate and a jar of cassoulet. EMU rose to the challenge of another journey. She hummed along on the autoroute and we made excellent time towards Macon, a charming area that M1 had visited a year before on the way to/from the Dallison wedding in Montauroux. A smashing campsite presented itself at Aze 'Les Grottes' centrally located between Cluny, Lugny and Chardonnay. Sheltered and unbusy once the day trippers to the caves, historical site and the excellent swimming pool had departed, we spent a quiet night using up the grub on board as there were no restaurants open nearby. There was, though, a pleasing community in Aze with a large village or family occasion under canvas in the main square with local music played and enjoyed.