Planches and Plonk.

Are delivering orders within Belves and on orders of thirty euro or more within twenty km for free. It is well worth a look at their very tasty cheese and charcuterie platters which are available in different sizes. Also available is a large selection of wines and beers .

Graham and Damon.

 
Also, watch out for Planches and Plonk on the English television show A New Life In The Sun, on Channel 4, at 5 o’clock (French time) on a Monday. We watched the first programme and it was brilliant so will definitely follow the rest of the story in following episodes.
 
 

And Then It Rained!

This year has seen the greatest rain fall in the Daglan area for quite a few years. Last Monday morning as we drove through La Roque Gageac we where shocked to see the high water level of the River Dordogne which was over the banks of the river inundating the car parks and picnic area. It was so near to the shops that the owners were hurrying to retrieve their stock before it was ruined. Today I was told that the water level has reached the shops that line the main road and that in some places it is about waist high. Because of this the D703 at La Roque Gegeac is closed until further notice.

At Castlenaud this morning all of the picnic area is now under water.
 

The statue is on a high plinth which is being slowly being submerged under the river.
 

This picture gives an insight into the water level, as the island sinks below the waves.
 

The D53 road leading from Castelnaud to to Milandes is closed due to flooding.
 

Leaving Castlenaude over the bridge along the D57 is also impassible due to the flooding which is from right to left from the extremely flooded fields.
 

This picnic and barbecue area has been transformed into a lake.
 

One of the camp sites near Daglan that are under water.
 

There is, I am sorry to say, more rain forecast for the next few days. But on a positive note it can not rain forever, Spring will be here and the water will dissipate but up to then does anyone have a canoe!
 

For further information look at France Bleu.