Logis De France Le Relais De Montseret

... most of my time in the main dinning and living room. I like to WWOOF for many reasons, but I especially like my spare time. With a working day of only 6 hours it leaves a lot of time in the day to do what you wish. I like to read and write in my spare time. But I was constantly coerced into playing games; card games, dice games, board games....I'd rather poke myself in the eye to be honest.

So tomorrow I'll be on my way, I'm looking forward to some breathing room.

... me that this isn't the first time holes have been patched and gutters dug. Its a losing battle, but it must be waged.

At times I've spent hours alone in the garden, happily picking away at weeds. The last couple days her and I have helped a friend of hers, Terri, tend his plot of land that previously housed a vineyard ...

... a leaky hose outside the front door. The hose is constantly running, regardless of whether laundry is being done, and the yard is a mud pit as a consequence. An old tin shed, recently torn down, and strewn about the backyard, previously housed one of the younger kids. Among the trash in their yard, are several items that look suspiciously like things that previously belonged to Tabitha. Yet she's afraid to confront them, so life goes on unchanged.

... sort he was), we talked for a bit and when I revealed that I was heading to Limoux, he assumed that I was going to drink Blanquette. When I told him that I didn't know what Blanquette was, his reply was simple "It's like Champagne, only cheaper".When I told Tabitha what the missionary had said about Blanquette, it was if I had slapped her in the face.

"Actually the recipe for Blanquette was stolen by Champagne, and when you try Blanquette, you will see why it is ...

"Where does one even begin to explain this place?" I ask Julien, as we sit at the table. He laughs and looks around the room "Its old" he says, "150 years maybe".

Its a spring chicken compared to some of the buildings in the region but this old hen is showing her age. It is a place of layers. Some places evolve and change as successive people exert their influence; renovations are undertaken, old ...

... the door. A homeless looking man with a big beard walks in to use the shower. He emerges some time later, still looking homeless, but without the beard. A mohawk sporting dude, and his pierced up girlfriend, a toothless man and his guitar, lots of dogs. Everyone is greeted with a handshake and a "Salut!" Its hard to feel sorry for yourself here. I would receive no sympathy for my story of sleeping in the leaves. After a game of chess with the toothless man, who was ...

I took an overnight bus and a local bus to Carcassone, where I spent a leisurely afternoon wandering the streets and checking out the main tourist feature, a medieval walled city boasting 52 towers, and 3 km of walls, the largest still remaining in Europe. I catch a quick nap on a park bench, overnight buses are the worst, I'm still quite sleep deprived.

From Carcassone It is a quick train ride to Limoux, my home base for the next week or so ...

... we bought dinner and wine and had a nice quite dinner in the hotel...
In the morning we went back to the city and took and Horse drawn carriage ride around the medival city, it was beautiful... and so was the weather!! later we walked back to the hotel, got our bags and headed back to the train station... oh, KB did some Luandry first, she finally smells nice... lol... just jokin, she smells fine!
From Carcassonne, we are going to Venice... talk to you then!

LW

... hour we realized we probably could attempt to just walk the entire way. Finally after walking for about 5 km we found our hotel! YAY!! It wasn't bad at all actually, I guess we're getting in the mode of backpacking! So once we got there it was about 9:30 and they let us check into our room right away! It was awesome! We didn't have to worry about waiting around with our bags until 2 or so when a normal check in time is. We got settled a little and then ...

... bar. Very impressed with Ghana I was that night. The bar lady and I grew to understand my needs as regards ale by the use of sign language. I had two beers during the course of the game at a cost of 6 Euros. After our meal I set up the Acer on a strange cement basin in the corner of the living room by placing the small ironing board over the sink. It was the only surface I could find near a power point.