Dienville

Not one to pass up a visit to a car boot, we nipped out early yesterday morning to see if we could spot some bargains at one I’d noticed a short drive away. I came away with a couple of good purchases, an old copper pan, which I will probably use for flower arrangements, and a variety of cotton embroidered handkerchiefs - which I’m always on the look out for.

As it was nearly lunch time when we were leaving we thought we would go and explore one of the small villages by the lac d’orient, which we were not far from. We thought we may be able to find somewhere to have our coffee. We headed towards Dienville, which has a marina complex on the lake, it also has a very pleasant beach area which is bordered by lots of trees and picnic tables. So we parked up and enjoyed our impromptu picnic. It’s an interesting area to explore and has a choice of cafés, a creperie and small beach bar. It is only about 30 minutes from us.