Another cloudy, sunny and warm day.  I processed some of Linda’s beans from the pods and caught up with emails etc.  Linda & Rosemary spent time cleaning the rental because some new tenants were arriving for the weekend.  After lunch we drove into Niort, on the way we stopped at an Angelica field. This was maintained by the commune and had a notice about Angelica being a speciality of the region.  (A very small field, so not very impressive.).   We then drove to where there is a lock being renovated, eel ways and weirs.  Nearby was a posh restaurant called Auberge de la Roussille.  Got caught by a Frenchman who explained about the works for some 30 minutes.  It dawned on us that he thought we were French.  Linda is so fluent in French, and the man became surprised when he was told we were English, and that Linda was also British.

Back to campsite where we sat and drank a bottle of Cava with L&M. before going out for supper at The Patio. The restaurant was almost full. It is a clean modern looking restaurant. I ordered fish for mains, and Linda a steak.  When the meal arrived, we swapped as Linda decided the steak was too rare, and I was drooling at the thickness of it.

I started off with carpaccio of beef with a strong herb (sorrel?) dressing.  It was decidedly yummy.   The steak was very rare in the middle, but crispy cooked on the outside.  Pretty yummy as well.  I finished with two giant profiterole ice-creams.

Rosemary ate a veal main, which did not impress her,