Hotel St Jean Niort

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... our cheese (of course), but had cassis instead of wine for a change. We also had a little friend - a feral cat decided to come and play around my bike.

Stopped a little early of our goal this evening as there was a campground on route. Not having any reference as to what may lie ahead makes things a bit more complicated. Every night is a bit of a gamble of: do we stop now or do we risk it? Some tourist ...

Tough day today; first it rained, then it poured. Finally, when the sun came out, the winds blew in off the sea! La Rochelle is worth a visit to see the back streets and restaurants along the harbour, especially lit up at night. Back in the rooms in Charron now, watching the stars and satellite spotting :-)

... risotto I cook for supper. Relaxing after a long and hot day behind the steering wheel, I look at the set up that we've come up with for Monty the Land Rover and am pleasently surprised that it all works so well...all our things, tidy and conveniently placed...Claire and I really have an awesome snail house that we've already made into a home. We don't miss our old house in London, who needs walls when you have wheels! More on this topic soon, stay tuned.

... Translation: This morning we got up, we ate breakfast, and after we went to church and at noon we took a big bus to return to Niort. When we got out of the bus it was 7:00 in the evening. The person who was coming to drive us to the house went to the wrong place. After that, she found us. We only arrived at the house at 8:30 om. We watched rugby on TV and France won against New Zealand!

Ce matin on s'est levé à 9h00 et on a mangé déjeuner, et après on a acheté des fruits et des cartes pour écrire à ma famille et mes amis. Demain on va y allers à Lourdes. Translation: Thie morning we got up at 9:00 am and ate breakfast, and after we bought some fruit and some post cards to write to my family and my friends. Tomorrow we are going to Lourdes.

... I received a very sad phone call from Victoria at the end of her day. Sunday was spent traveling about an hour to a party, with the prospect of meeting many children. Unfortunately there was only one child, and lots of old people. To make it worse, she was served clams for lunch. Oh no! Anyone who has seen the latest Mr. Bean movie can appreciate how Victoria felt as she looked at those slimy things on the table! Jet lag is keeping her from feeling well-rested, and this is ...

... Bordeaux tomorrow where we will start our driving tour, so internet access might be a bit scratchy but will do our best. In truth, we have been having such a good time with people that writing the blog hasn't become the nightly vigil it was in Central America, but will try to keep you in the loop none the less. Perhaps if this becomes too much of an issue we'll just try to upload our photos for the time being. Love to All

... a great random find considering we had no idea what to expect from the town. A Thursday night saw everyone including families enjoying the atmosphere past midnight. Matt and I finally indulged in a couple souvenirs from a cognac store...he got an XO and I got a caramel bottle both for 39 €....not bad! So as we venture south, we hope the heat wave breaks soon, but still hope for sun on the Mediterranean! Love Kaylea and Matt

... something. So people started to flock to this little town and so the town was made famous and people all over the world still travels there. Whether you believe in this miracle or not, you can feel the energy of people here. They believe and have so much faith, it is awe-inspiring. I went to the church that evening and joined the ...