Monday's walk around Cussay in pictures.

 

Too hot - nothing bot!

For yesterday's brocantes we headed over to Chaumussay and Cussay but with temperatures in the mid 30's it was difficult to concentrate. 

There was some shade at Chaumussay but there wasn't much that caught the eye, although this coffee/tea set did, simply because of the presentation.

There was not a lot of shade at Cussay and although there were a lot of treasure hunters they were either hiding in the shade of the refreshment tents or queing  for food.

It was the place to be if  you were looking for soft toys or bicycles but it was too much for us and unusually we didn't make it around all the stalls. The only thing we bought was a lovely freshly made loaf directly from the village bread oven.

Walking around Cussay

Yesterday's walk with Le Grand-Pressigny Randonnee club took us out into the countryside around the nearby village of Cussay.

As we started out we were leaving a rather dull morning behind us and heading into a rather fine October afternoon.

On what appears to be a pretty flat landscape we always  seem to find enough inclines to keep it slightly challenging.

The group often gets split due to chatting,foraging or simply different pace setters but our leader gets us back together at the appropriate times for a water break. 

This little fellow's camouflage was almost his undoing but was spotted in time to save him being trodden underfoot!

Autumn collage.

We appeared to have had two 'Diddymen' in the group!

After about 10km it was good to see civilization again though it was as ever just a tease with our leader taking us down a leafy lane in a different direction...

but it had its compensations.

We  did then, happily, get back to our starting point...another good walk.