8th September 2023

Steve took an early morning walk to a nearby lake, Base de Loisirs de Blasimon, 6km away. The walk was mainly on small roads through vineyards, and pleasantly wooded areas. At least two of the vineyards had family burial tombs located near the roads.

As I left Rauzan, I walked past a breakers yard. All very high security fences and CCTV. One of the gates opened and you could see 100s of cars awaiting their fate.

The last stretch of the outgoing walk was on a track leading down to the lake. I arrived at the lake, it had three arms, each dedicated to different activities. one was nature, the second for fishermen, the third for recreation, swimming etc, with a white sand beach.

The first leg, the nature area, had a few moorhens in the very weedy waters. The trees surrounding this section of lake were turning into some beautiful autumnal colours.

I walked back to the van for lunch and a swim in the afternoon heat. It reached 32C in the shade. The phone is suffering in this heat.

Tonight, the world-cup enthusiasts were watching the first rugby match.

The background Video shows the activity in the campsite composting bins.