We took a walk to Càndes with Ted. We walked the back way through the Z.I. Jardin. All the gardens looked very nice – cabbages in their rows, asparagus in their trenches, and all standing up perky waiting for someone to pass by and admire them.
We walked up to the lookout point above the town. From there we had a fine view across the valley. We could clearly see where the two rivers come together – the muddy brown of the Loire and the green-brown of the Vienne. We also could see the nuclear power plant at Avoine with its cooling towers making new clouds.
As we made our way back down through the town we decided to stop at the new location of the little pottery store, Pots et Deco. Up until now they were located in a small cramped storefront but this year they have moved to a more spacious building with a patio in front where they serve tea and coffee. The woman who owns the business has partnered with her brother to a create a wine boutique in the celler. We spent most of the rest of the afternoon down below tasting wines of Bourgueil and Saumur-Champigny. Damien, the proprietor, doesn’t yet have a license to sell wine for consumption on the premises. Ted wanted to crack open a bottle that he had bought but Damien counseled against that for fear the gendarmerie would close him down.
Instead we went back upstairs to have a little tea and coffee. We also tried some handmade chocolate from Saumur. By the time we were finished we were ready to head back home to Montsoreau to take a long afternoon nap.
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