Candes Saint-Martin: two photos of boats and rivers

A couple of photos taken at a lunchtime stop in Candes Saint-Martin looking downstream of the Vienne to the confluence with the Loire.

Wandering to Saumur and back

The Vienne and Candes-Saint-Martin just before the confluence with La Loire

 Yesterday was the first really glorious day of Spring in the Loire after a week or more of cold, showery weather. Temperatures reached 23˚C by mid-afternoon. Luckily we had decided some time ago to go to Saumur, so we spent the time wandering across with fairly frequent stops to take pictures.

Reignac: mill race on the Indre

Reignac, the Indre and Château de Reignac

Church@Louans from Place du 18 Novembre 1918

Château@Louans

 Café de la Promenade, Neuil

We stopped at the Café de la Promenade in Neuil for a late morning – a welcoming halt and lunch looked good value at 11.90€.

Panzoult: dandelions in the vineyard with church spire in background

Panzoult: winery of Baudry-Dutour

 Vineyard@Savigny-en-Veron (AC Chinon) light sandy soils with steam from the nuclear power station in the background