Wednesday 11 May 2016
After a leisurely meander around Aire-sur-la-Lys,
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| Centre ville |
Moulin des Invalades - built in 1682 on the order of the King by soldiers whose injuries were so bad that they were unfit for service
provisioning
up with cheeses and ham from a boulangerie, avoiding the Chevaline (a shop
specialising in horse meat) and taking a quick coffee and croissant at a corner
café,
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| The 16thC building the tourist office, originally the seat of the court bailiffs. |
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| Gothic arches of the church of St Pierre |
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| Anyone for pony? |
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| Provisions. |
it’s off on the 21 kilometre ride to Bethune where we moor up at a new
pontoon with a nearby electricity and water supply which, to activate, you need
a ‘key’ from the VNF offices. Not needing either we decide not to bother with
the key and take a ride into town primarily to get Lynn sorted out with an
Orange data and phone card so that we can hopefully, finally connect to the
internet using the powerful iBoost antenna system, a gift from Lynn’s brother
Ian and his wife, Sian. A reliable internet connection is becoming the bane of
my life as I cannot upload the blog until one can be established.
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| Bethune belfry. |
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| The main square. |
Not being in the mood for sightseeing, we are soon back
aboard, chatting to Ian and Sian on Skype and generally just enjoying the fine
weather and fiddling around with things on the ‘to-do’ list.
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