Testimonial Chateaux & Sancerre 2017

We meet you off the ferry and after a briefing…

We ride to Honfleur for breakfast

The prettiest harbour

Sharron & Kieron Haines on their BMW K1600GTL

Paul & Yvonne Needham on their Versys 1000

Claire & Adrian Lovett – CB500X & Crossrunner

A pic-nic lunch in the sunshine

John leading on his MT-09 Tracer

Sharron & Kieron ride as “back-marker”

Great roads to ride

Claire braves the cold shower!

Time for a swim in the hotel pool

Three mermaids – where is Yvonne?

Kieron in his “budgie smugglers” !!

Dinner is included tonight

Take a stroll through the trees

Down to the riverside

The first Chateau is Chambord

We stop for the carriages

Handsome…

DOWN Sharron !!

Paul & Yvonne by the spiral staircase

Sharron & Kieron half-way up the staircase

Adrian & Claire on the ramparts

Fabulous views

Amazing architecture

Visit the Throne room

Superb tapestries

and paintings

The second Chateau is at Cheverny

See the hunting hounds

and the flower gardens

Kieron & Sharron

Lovely old crib

See the armory

and the fab living rooms

The garden view

Ice creams at the Orangerie

Postcard to [missing] Helen & Simon whose BMW broke down BEFORE the tour!!

Paul tries to give Sharron a leg up !!

The fabulous view from our next hotel for two nights

Dinner is included in a local restaurant

The next day Jen has a swim

Gorgeous views

John takes a dip too

While Sharron goes shopping (again!!)

Really? On a motorbike?

We then spend the afternoon at the Sancerre Wine Festival

Adrian & Claire

Kieron & Sharron

Paul & Yvonne

We’re down in the caves

John buys some oysters for everyone to try…

Yvonne really likes them & has two!

Kieron tries one…

Sharron is persuaded to try one…

Her reaction says it all !!

We walk back to the hotel

Kieron & Sharron relax by the pool

A lovely sunrise the next day

Mist in the valley

The superb setting of Sancerre

We stop at the viewing area

Adrian taking photos

Coffee [Perrier!] stop

A band plays at our next Chateau

The stunning Chenonceau Chateau

The grand hall

Adrian & Claire in the kitchens

Lovely flower displays

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We take a row boat out on the river

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John does the hard work

See the lovely gardens

See the old carriages

Lonely donkey

Drinks & cocktails at our next hotel

Our own pirates!

A free night in Amboise

The next morning we walk to the Clos Luce

The home of Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions

See his studio

Recreated from 500 years ago

Holographs

Kieron has smuggled in another budgie!!!

Claire & Adrian at the model tank

See the first motorised vehicle

Then see the inventions in the gardens

Adrian & Claire in the tank

John & Kieron open fire on Sharron

Sharron i& Kieron in the tank

Archimedes Screw – explained for Jen again!

The first treadmill

The highlight of the Tour…not the Chateaux…

or the Wine Festival… but a red squirrel !!

The view of the Chateau Royal as we leave Amboise

Coffee stop en route

The view from our final hotel

An indoor pool, jacuzzi & sauna at this hotel. Jen, Kieron & Sharron enjoy a dip before dinner

Dinner is included our last night together

Sharron can’t give us the punchline…

as she & Yvonne are laughing too much!!!!

We have a game of Mr & Mrs…

Sharron & Kieron go first – no match…

It’s a match !!

Paul & Yvonne have a match !

No match…

And another match !

Claire & Adrian have a match…

And another match…

After eight questions per couple and a tie break Claire & Adrian are the winners!

John shows Kieron how to waft a towel!!

Kieron’s keeping it for later!!

Really?!! No, not really, John’s posting it on his next trip to England!