tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post551982083128894181..comments2024-03-28T15:15:32.175+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Riding the roadsKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-28860958121233548102015-12-03T20:36:33.907+01:002015-12-03T20:36:33.907+01:00a local lake looks nicea local lake looks niceGosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-51667144591134416622015-12-03T17:04:59.893+01:002015-12-03T17:04:59.893+01:00Thanks Ken, Noted.Thanks Ken, Noted.Sueceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10855614771291139032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-79478670409773239482015-12-03T15:43:56.371+01:002015-12-03T15:43:56.371+01:00The roads where I now live are wide enough for 2 c...The roads where I now live are wide enough for 2 cars and the drivers are pretty considerate but I still get lost all the time and find the real worry for me is deer. I am one of those people who will weep at the sight of a dead deer on the side of the road .. <br />But all in all, I think I would rather be on one of your country roads than one in NY State :) Notes From ABroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12202279303962539035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-44520218881829449902015-12-03T14:54:10.345+01:002015-12-03T14:54:10.345+01:00Glad that you got these photos for us and that you...Glad that you got these photos for us and that you didn't end up in a ditch. Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-81325752984159556782015-12-03T13:43:42.274+01:002015-12-03T13:43:42.274+01:00potty....
from that point North you cannot avoid t...potty....<br />from that point North you cannot avoid those midges...<br />they don't breed in water...<br />they breed in wet soil!!Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-76327135297721219562015-12-03T13:15:19.694+01:002015-12-03T13:15:19.694+01:00Well, at least we get to see lovely photos while w...Well, at least we get to see lovely photos while we read about your experience :)Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-24225583741605654852015-12-03T11:54:40.063+01:002015-12-03T11:54:40.063+01:00The lake is at Chemillé-sur-Indrois, near Montréso...The lake is at Chemillé-sur-Indrois, near Montrésor and Loches. There's a good restaurant there: Le Moulin de Chaudé.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-16867761334215165792015-12-03T09:41:36.945+01:002015-12-03T09:41:36.945+01:00Keilder Forest is around a large reservoir. Years ...Keilder Forest is around a large reservoir. Years ago I remember the boatman (on a boat trip ) saying that there was enough water to flush all the world's lavatories five times. Funny how some things make an impression, the other was that there were too many midges.pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-22371267482670607022015-12-03T09:40:58.148+01:002015-12-03T09:40:58.148+01:00Glorious skies - lovely photos. We can't wait ...Glorious skies - lovely photos. We can't wait to get to Saint-Aignan in April. We had a dull overcast day yesterday on the Isle of Wight - your sky was obviously much more inspiring. Where is the lake, please? I'm starting a scrap file of places to visit. Sueceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10855614771291139032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-22155915539959070782015-12-03T08:56:17.861+01:002015-12-03T08:56:17.861+01:00Those timber trucks seem to be getting bigger, too...Those timber trucks seem to be getting bigger, too...<br />and with the lop&top now being converted into <i>plaquettes</i> or pellets for heating...<br />rather than being burnt... or left to rot...<br />we seem to be having twice as many!<br />And, the new thing here is... park your giant <i>broyeur</i> on the road...<br />park the tractor and trailer next to it... to be filled...<br />and start chipping....<br />twenty minutes later, tractor pulls away with a full load and traffic can move again for five minutes....<br />then they put the second trailer in position!<br />After that it is pretty much turn and turnabout...<br />we've a huge pile of the stuff at the corner of the next field...<br />it will probably be Spring before they munch it...<br />then we will get half-a-day's entertainment...<br />with a better view at the end!<br /><br />Wood is BIG business in France... <br />in the UK they daren't chop a tree down!<br />Well, that's exagerating it a bit... <br />but they just don't manage small woods in the same way as they do here.<br />Just places like Keilder Forest on the Anglais/Ecosse border get the big works...<br />and that, and others like it, have very few roads through them...<br />but have a network of forest roads for the big trucks, instead.Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.com