15/09/2016 A trip to Soyaux via Angouleme to see the neuro Surgeon re my pinched nerve.

Maximum temperature 23C, minimum 11C. 26 km/h SW wind. Dry!

The view of Angouleme in the distance.

In Soyaux this roundabout has the remains of an old building lovingly restored in the centre.

Soyaux clinic.

I now have to go for an MRI this could take a few weeks, very busy, but maybe they will get a cancellation!

Road hazard number 1.....

number 2.....

and number 3 !!

The back streets of Angouleme.

  

Circuit International des Ramparts

16 Sept is the concourse, 17th is the Car rally and 18th is the street racing.  We are hoping to see the cars in the rally so watch this spot!

Crossing over the railway lines with the station on the right behind the tower.

Angouleme the comic strip capital.

I just like these gates 

Last but not least a moth in the house but I am not going to try and identify it!

22/03/2016 A trip to the clinic for Nigel's shoulder and a few more photos from yesterday's walk.

Maximum temperature 14C, minimum 0C.   46 km/h NE very icy wind.  Dry.

An early Great Tit at the window asking for food!

Driving over La Charente river.  (I was passenger!)

A roundabout in Soyaux, Angouleme with a bit of history preserved in the centre.

The clinic.  

Yesterday's walk continued - farmyard at La Peyrelle....

as above....

and the Lavoir.  Not the best we have seen!  Generally they have a roof and are well preserved.

The quiet country road.

Saint-Vincent, I think this is a small dam.

Last years maize.  The memorial can be seen again as yesterday's photo top left.

A few photos still left from yesterday's walk so...... maybe tomorrow.