We had decided to all head for a campsite just outside Duras which the book said was still open [many have closed down now for the winter season]. David and I took the lead and negotiated us safely down the Pyrenees and through Pau. We were well on our way across Les Landes when it all started to go wrong. The navigator wasn’t concentrating and even though Mabel [the Sat Nav lady] told us quite clearly to take a right we managed to miss the turning. It’s not easy turning round a motorhome and a caravan so we decided to carry on because there were other options.
However, when we did eventually turn right Mabel didn’t like it at all [admittedly, we were now on some very minor roads] and our map wasn’t on a large enough scale to show us all these smaller roads. We stopped a couple of times to consult with Richard and Cheryl who have a different make of Sat Nav [they call her Gladys]. Curiously enough, Gladys was giving different instructions from Mabel so we were in quite a pickle and the light was fading fast. Somehow, with a mixture of instinct and guesswork, we managed to make our way across country to Marmande and then up to Duras. By now, it was pitch black...
Sorry, no photos - concentrating too hard on the map and Mabel -and the navigator is in enough trouble today!
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