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| citadel |
We are back to hot today…clear
and hot, 33-35 degrees
Today we are docked in a town
named Bourg, but begin our day in Blaye. Blaye is about a 20 min drive from
Bourg. Blaye’s attraction is the a 17th century citadel. There are
also ruins from a medieval castle within the walls of the citadel. The
plans of this citadel were copied for the Quebec City citadel.
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| citadel |
During the standard-issue free time we wander around the
Blaye market. I’m coming to realize that every day the same market is in a
different town. We see the same basket, olive and oyster sellers. This dulls the
charm of the markets for us a bit. It’s not that all of the stalls are exactly
the same. There are what seem to be some more permanent ones that are
different, but many of the ‘moveable’ ones are the same.
In the PM we joint a walking tour of Bourg – population
3000! I’m pretty sure we didn’t see any of those inhabitants…a very sleepy
place. It’s a good thing the walking tour was quick because it was very hot.
I’d say more than 35, but who knows. There wasn’t much to see and we didn’t
even stop for a drink!
Today’s stop is a bit of a dud for me. Chris was a bit more
interested this morning, but me…no so much. Not bad, but just not that
interesting.
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| random citadel garden |
The most exciting thing that happened to me today was
trying sardines for the first time. Each day for lunch there are 2 options for
where to eat on the boat – the dining room and an outdoor buffet. We’ve always
chosen the buffet. Each day in addition to the buffet selections a waiter
brings by something to start with…one day it was steamed mussels and today it
was sardines. Sardines are a first for me. I didn’t know what to do with them…I’ve
heard to just pop them into your mouth, but these suckers were a bit more than
one bite. I got a quick lesson and I was on the go.
Tonight we had dinner at the casual restaurant on the boat.
While not as gourmet, it is more relaxing and low-key. I have a steak and
salad. I was a bit worried that I would break my cheese every-day streak, but
no worries…there was still the cheese course after dinner.
Speaking of dinner…Chris sent a few shirts and a pair of
pants to be cleaned before dinner. I came back half way through dinner and they
were done! WOW.
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| medieval ruins |
The evening ended with an en-suite glass of bubbly. This is
the bottle that cost us 1.69 euros…it’s not half bad…see the plastic cork…haven’t
seen one of those in a while.
The waterway we’re sailing (hard to say exactly which we’re
on as we move between the 4 rivers. However, we are on the Bordeaux right bank
versus the Bordeaux left bank which is basically the significant differentiation.
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| sunken ship - low tide |
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| sunken ship - high tide |
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| sardines anyone? |
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| daily streak maintained |
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| yum |
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| €1.69 |
The waterway we’re sailing (hard to say exactly which we’re
on as we move between the 4 rivers. However, we are on the Bordeaux right bank
versus the Bordeaux left bank which is basically the significant differentiation. 
3 comments:
You don't look too sure about those sardines.
I am very envious - the wine, countryside and cheese... it all looks fabulous! Not sure about the sardines but good for you for going out there and trying something new! How were they?
Oh the sardine experience, I had one of those in Spain, mine were luckily smaller! those looked enormous...yes how were they? Your vacation looks and sounds great! Thanks for blogging it's fun to follow along :-)
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