5th September 2023

Showers, breakfast and off to see the Château de Château-l’Évêque on the way to our next stop outside of Bordeaux. We followed Jen and Bev, but there were some odd navigation decisions, and so we went our own way. We eventually arrived at the Château de Château-l’Évêque, sometime before Jen and Bev. We parked and went on a search for the Château.  It was closed, closed for the week. A small handwritten note on the gate was all that told us it was closed. Why had they not updated their Google maps business listing with the closure dates, or their website? Both of these had been checked by us.  We had a coffee in the village and bought some sandwiches. Rosemary handed over our spare CD-player mobile-phone mount, hoping this would help to raise the phone up higher in their car to use Google Maps. We all said our goodbyes.

We continued our journey to Rauzan, stopping for our sandwich lunch at Montpon-Ménestérol, R discovered it wasn’t easy to dispose of the wrappings from the sandwiches. One large bin required a special card to be used. We’d heard about these; they entitle residents to use their local tip 20 odd times a year. Stopped at a supermarket at Castillon-la-Bataille. Arrived in Chateaux de Rauzan in the searing heat. Booked into a pitch for 4 nights. I went for a swim to cool off. Steak for supper with potatoes, and fennel.  Cooling a little after dusk. 

Our reason for visiting here was the site is located in posh wine country.  We would visit Saint Emillion and hopefully Bordeaux. The campsite sounded nice with the mention of nearby Caves, walks in the countryside and the chateaux,