Today was not a day for tourism. Last night just as I finished up the blog we got an alarm on the control panel of François. The fault said that our gray water (waste water) tank was full. I knew that was not true, but went out and verified that it was the opposite of full, basically dry. A quick google check showed there was a Knaus dealer in town. I sent a text to see if it would be possible to get in, not expecting an answer, remember the country is on vacation this week. Surprisingly someone texted me right back and we were able to get an appointment for this morning. During the night the alarm went off several more times, for a problem that is not a problem. But it is very good at disturbing your sleep.
We were off bright and early and were met by an English speaking person who turned out to be the person I was texting with. He said he was going on vacation this morning, but would explain the problem before he left. We were then led to a very nice waiting room and told to wait. 2 hours later the technician came and got us and pantomimed that the gray tank was very dirty and that caused the sensor to fault. The explanation was very unclear, but friendly. They did their best, but I didn’t really understand what they had done to fix the problem. But in the end he showed that the readout for the gray tank said 0%, not 100%. They then handed me two bottles of gray water tank cleaner, and I think told me to use them the next time we fill the gray tank. After settling the not unsubstantial bill we were on our way.
After lunch in the campground, we decided that today was going to be a chore day. Our first stop was Leroy Merlin which is the French version of Home Depot. It is also very popular in other parts of Europe. We picked up a few things for François there, and then walked over to the mall which was adjacent. The mall was like all malls over the world, but had a great deal of American products, like Levis, Wrangler, Nike, Columbia, basically every major American clothing brand.
When we arrived here one week ago we were the only customers for two nights. The place is now jammed with tents, trailers, and RV’s crammed in every nook and cranny. We spent the rest of the day watching people carefully maneuver their vehicles into position in the campground. Tomak and his mother are certainly earning their pay this week.
By the way as I was typing this the alarm went off again. So another trip to the Knaus dealer is in our future.