Rather a good tree tunnel

Grotty drive which should have been scenic but was spoiled, nearly all the way, by wet, wet weather.

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September 18th 2017
Started raining in the early hours and had to leap out of bed to retrieve my swimming things which were supposedly drying outside. Still raining as we left the campsite and set off for the Lot / Dordogne. Route was to take us through some lovely places and countryside but hard to see the scenery most of the way as we had either very low cloud or drizzle or heavy rain. Quite depressing real ... read more

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