ann and andy lawrenson

Hi All, We are currently at Le Tourolet camp site about 10 miles from Chalus in the Dordogne. Very rustic, nice people, very quiet. Trip up was as usual eventful. On the Saturday we left Carcassonne the tyre on the jockey wheel of the caravan burst as we were moving it, and we had a very stressful afternoon trying to find a replacement, eventually finding one at five to five on a Saturday afternoon with two days of public holidays looming. Half way here it started tipping it down, at which point both windscreen wipers, which had been replaced when the car was serviced a month ago and had not been used since, detached themselves. Trying to replace them in the pouring rain when you don’t know what you are doing is no fun, and I still don’t think I’ve got it right.
We are looking forward to seeing Peter and Tatiana on Wednesday, and exploring the area over the next couple of weeks. Ann is really struggling with her feet at present, and we are hoping that Peter might have some suggestions as to how things can be improved. She definitely overdid things trying to climb the mountain to Lastours last Thursday, and has suffered a bit of a setback. Both looking forward to getting back to England for a few weeks. Hope the weather is better there than it is here. Andy.