Today began early for me – did you know that a lot of freight traffic moves around French railways between 2 am and 4 am? No, not a lot of people do know that. We have found the only drawback of this lovely municipal campsite in Lezinnes – too near the railway.
Morning brought a panic – we had lost the power cable for the laptop. But Tim is saving the day by sending out a replacement. Many thanks.

Back to the hols. It was a very hot day – with many locals telling us it was too hot! It was over 30 degrees from early morning, so just 25 miles today. We visited the 17th century chateau at Ancy le Franc and had a very interesting guided tour. The place had a pleasing sense of calm, symmetry and elegance – especially in an inner courtyard which was built in Renaissance style by an Italian architect.

Back in the real village we watched the market stall holders pack up for home at 12.30 as we hid in the shade of a bar to eat salad and drink as much water as we could hold. The vineyards of Burgundy are being wasted on us at the moment – all we want is beer, coke or water in this heat wave. Or ice-cream.

Last night in Lezinnes we had pizza from the local van, as it was the only food in town. Andy really knows how to show a girl a good time! And then we found a bar to watch most of Germany vs Spain. Delighted to see Spain in the final!