Today we drove through more farming country. Now that we are well into France it has changed to broad acre cropping country, more like at home. The paddocks are about 40 to 100 acres of wheat, triticaly & canolla mainly. Much more hay is made also, mainly of pasture & crops with larger equipment, as we are used to.
As like yesterday the temperature was in the 30 plus degrees. The ute is still running like a dream, thanks again to the effort put in by Steve & Max.
This area saw the biggest ever military battle in history and during WW1 between the French and the Germans and there are many sites to see tomorrow.
I have finally been able to power up the computer from last night’s shut down and it is 2245 hrs French time. The only area to get Internet access is adjacent to the reception area of this camp ground and they have just turned out all the lights, so I am working with torch light and the light from the screen. We are again 200m from any WC and shower. As John mentioned earlier, the temp on arrival was very high and there was no breeze to speak of. The pool was very inviting just before cooking dinner.
Paddy and Bluey had a quiet day today. I forgot to get them out when we visited the Basilica dedicated to St Joan of Arc just past Neufchateau. We missed going into the village to see her birth home unfortunately, but the Basilica was awesome.
Of course, there will be more to follow tomorrow.
beautiful scenery coming down from the pass. John looks like he's been enjoying the local fare, perhaps its just the army jumper [hehehe... ;)].
ReplyDeleteWe had a good rain today...
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