Saturday 6th January 2018
Despite quite a poor weather forecast it was an okay day. We travelled north.
We stopped to do a supermarket shop and later to service the van at the Aire in Annecy. Ann took this view of Lake Annecy as we were passing by.
We left the Alps behind and moved into the Jura - an area of wooded hills and valleys.
We stopped for the day at the town of Nantua. We parked at the Aire by the lake. Here's the view from our van.
We went for a walk along the lakeside. I like the reflections in this view.
Nantua Sauce is a classic French recipe - it is a cream sauce made with crayfish - presumably caught originally in this lake.
Nantua Sauce is a classic French recipe - it is a cream sauce made with crayfish - presumably caught originally in this lake.
We saw this pair of Mallards.
And a couple of these Grebes?
Also we saw a lot of these ducks - I'm not sure which species they are.
Here's a view looking back towards Nantua from a couple of kilometres along the lakeside.
Back at our van the lights of the town reflected in the lake as it got dark.
Today we travelled 108 miles (174 kilometres). We are at N46.15510 E5.59632
4 comments:
Not far from where you are, a good (small) Photography Museum at Chalon-sur-Saone.
Free entry if I remember correctly, but may have changed now.
Steve
Think that black and white duck is the tufted duck - ayahuasca fuligula - but I amopen to correction. Great landscapes you are passing through!
Anne-Marie
Misspelled! Aythya Fuligula
Anne-Marie
Hi Steve and Anne-Marie,
Many thanks for your comments.
Steve - I'm afraid we've missed the photography museum but thanks for letting us know about it.
Anne-Marie - Yes - I'm sure you're right about them being Tufted Ducks - I've had a look in our bird book since I posted.
Best wishes, Roger.
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