There are a couple of Tour de France going on at the moment, our own and some 3 week cycle race. Today was a day […]

– Jean Giono But Mont Ventoux is a magnet (for cyclists) We came to Provence to see the lavender and it is glorious. We drove […]

The morning after the night before so breakfast was late. We went to gather supplies from the boulangerie and corner shop after which we went […]

Leaving Terrasson at 9.30am went from the Dordogne, passing through the Central Massifs down the Ardeche (last visited by Barbara, Jane and Susan about 35 […]

A day of 2 revelations. A morning spent exploring the old town of Terrasson to find it was amazing. Loads of beautiful buildings some of […]

Went hunting for the prehistoric cave art today. Typically the most popular cave (Grottes) were fully booked up for the whole of July so we […]

Today we did both. We left Gillians to drive the 350km. We had 2 stops on our leisurely journey, one for sandwiches and one for […]

Woke up this morning to thunder and lightning and very heavy rain. Dashed outside when there was a lull in the downpour to tidy up […]

Today was a day doing what we like doing best. We spent most of the day ripping out honeysuckle which was threatening to overwhelm Gillians […]

We were kindly treated to a wonderful lunch at the Clemenceau Restaurant which Gillian has been eating at over the last 25 years. It lived […]

Decided not to push on and get to Josselin by boat and rush our relaxed week. So after cleaning the boat this morning and completing […]

Been chasing damsel and dragon flys all week, and today we caught up with the real thing. Demoiselle in France means young women. We walked […]

Before leaving Malestroit we went in search of a cash machine and found a market!  We love markets, can never resist them. Today we only […]

Stayed put today to explore Malestroit, a medieval village set on the Oust River. A very pretty small town (of character) very old half timbered […]

Said farewell to La Gacilly and headed back through the “amazonian” jungle to civilization. We entered our first lock on the Nantes Breast canal at […]

Early exploration found a beautiful floral alley gardened by the residents. True to form we also found a botanical gardens! Set up by the man […]

Not even mentioning the overnight wedding party which finished at 6am we awoke to a bright sunny day although our bedroom lights weren’t working. An […]

Well let’s hope not because we are on it for 7 days!! There was quite a lot to learn at our briefing at the boatyard […]

60 hours after leaving home in Edinburgh we have arrived in Ouistreham (Caen). A long journey but we were rewarded with a beautifully smooth crossing, […]