We've sprung a leak! By chance Crispin left a well placed shoe directly under the torrent and floods were averted - he managed the full shoe in the morning v well and has squelched round today without a murmur - what sacrifice for the cause! Thunderstorms are becoming a regular feature for us it seems - their visitations at night very convenient for us - listening to the rain hurtling against Tilly's flimsy tin skin is not quite as wonderful as canvas but not far off!
I must be careful to ration my reflections on 'Tilly - the experience' but did want to share a few further reflections as she is rather significant to us! For me Camper's have always conjured up words such as 'chilled, laid back ......' - the reality seems a long way removed. 'Don't take one's I off the ball' would seem more appropriate - if one does than the early stages of disaster feel all too close. Constant attention is needed for correcting the steering, warning lights, petrol consumption, oil usage and the ever present fear of overheating and associated fire risk - I've been fed too many doom stories I fear. It certainly pays to be well in tune - a lesson for life no doubt!
Back to the sights - much of the day spent at the Abbaye de Fontenay, Nr Montbard - a remarkably complete Cistercian monastery - a magical place and no need to conjure up evocative scenes of what might have been from the ruins of similar settings in the UK. No Henry Vlll here! Now off for a meal in the charming Semur-en-Auxais with plans to head further south tomorrow and then in to Switzerland over the weekend.
I must be careful to ration my reflections on 'Tilly - the experience' but did want to share a few further reflections as she is rather significant to us! For me Camper's have always conjured up words such as 'chilled, laid back ......' - the reality seems a long way removed. 'Don't take one's I off the ball' would seem more appropriate - if one does than the early stages of disaster feel all too close. Constant attention is needed for correcting the steering, warning lights, petrol consumption, oil usage and the ever present fear of overheating and associated fire risk - I've been fed too many doom stories I fear. It certainly pays to be well in tune - a lesson for life no doubt!
Back to the sights - much of the day spent at the Abbaye de Fontenay, Nr Montbard - a remarkably complete Cistercian monastery - a magical place and no need to conjure up evocative scenes of what might have been from the ruins of similar settings in the UK. No Henry Vlll here! Now off for a meal in the charming Semur-en-Auxais with plans to head further south tomorrow and then in to Switzerland over the weekend.
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