We left Chatillion without breakfast (which did not seem up to much) at 8.45 and thanks to the usual empty roads we were in Tonnerre at 9.15 having encountered a deer in a field along the way. (40 miles) We parked outside the Tourist Info qnd bought croissants to eat whilst we waited for it to open at 9.30. Tonnerre looks like a pleasant little place with a river running through it but we decided to carry on to Auxerre to try and find a gite for 4 or 5 days. This is wine country and the roads are lined with miles and miles of vines and wine producing establishments.
We arrived in Auxerre and again parked outside the Tourist Info by the side of the river Yonne and we were fortunate enough to book a gite in the town for 300 euros until Saturday. The Tourist Info booked it all for us and we move in at 3.00.
We took a walk and were assisted in our map reading by an English woman who lives here. Very helpful and chatty. She has lived here for 11 years. We finally escaped her clutches and had lunch in the restaurant she recommended, then we went to the supermarket for provisions.
The gite is fine, well equipped and in an old building in a courtyard. M. Darmon the proprietor showed us around and hopefully we understood all his instructions which were in French.
We had salad, ham, mortadella and potatoes for dinner and just talked away the evening with a bottle of Chablis left for us by M. Darmon.
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| The ghost in the window |
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| Courtyard of gite |
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| Ditto |
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| Jane in her element apart from no glass |
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| Auxerre Cathedral |
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