Day out in the Dordogne just tootling about 220619 Limeuil (85)

Day out in the Dordogne just tootling about

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June 19th 2022
Phew. Still incredibly hot but a couple of degrees cooler than yesterday. Fortunately we don't need to cycle or walk in the full sunshine or even ride the scooter as we would have done on previous trips. Just trying to be sensible and limit the time we are fully exposed to the sun as it really is lethally hot. We first of all visited Limeuil which is just over the bridge across the Dordogne. On ... read more

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