Plaza Chasseneuil-du-Poitou

... s right, the Paint Ninja got an opportunity to apply his hard-earned Home Depot knowledge in the area of house painting. Wasn't so bad, actually...painting's kinda fun when you've got decent music to listen to, plus I was using odorless paint so I didn't have fumes to deal with. And for what it's worth, I did a pretty good job. It needs a recoat, and the primer coat was uneven and sloppy (not my doing), but ...

... around the pool in the sunshine for a week, until the weather changed and became more autumnal. Helene left us after a fez days, and we stayed on our own in coussay whilst papa, maman and granny went back to Thouars. It's nearly the end now, only one more stage until we come back home!

... of some pretty unusual buildings surrounded by a proliferation of cheap touristy hotels.<br>Undettered we paid our money and got there early. It's good to be pleasantly surprised sometimes. We had a fantastic day and only left at 10pm. <br>Basically it consists of a series of buildings housing different audio visual experiences ranging from Imax theatres, 3D experiences, 4D experiences and culminating in a fantastic evening show with amazing light and sound effects. We ...

... 3 countries, twice) until she had a eureka moment that relieved both her and me (she was looking a bit dodgy); I'd stopped and was taking my drink first (I carry it, I drink first) and she was laying on the floor panting frantically when the panting stopped. I looked down and her eyes were fixed on where my mouth met the bottle, her tongue licking her lips and when I poured the water into my hand this time she drank it happily and with ...

... hope that the drivers aren't looking at us and thinking what I thought when I saw monsieur crazy do his MJ impression.<br><br>With the sun out we started to look for a place to say. As luck would have it we found a beautiful free camping spot next to a lake. Now we felt it necessary to follow our natural manly instincts and go hunting for rabbits. We obviously failed. But surely we can start a fire with all this fuel we ...

... is packing up a bit so I'm getting a bit freaked out about whether or not I'm going to be able to make all my commitments and rather wishing I'd thought to take a weeks break - I may have done I suppose if I hadn't had the attack of the IHs... Anyway, I'll keep on going as long as I can ignore the pain as I'm damned if I'm letting my knackered old bod stop me doing this.<br><br>Back to the story, Amanda is a fantastastic cook and everything meal is a treat with ...

... and eating, goats, sheep, a cat and a dog (plus the odd flea, I've discovered). Also a sweet little veg patch with potatoes, beans, peas, onions, courgettes and tomatoes. Some top fruit too and walnut trees two a penny around and about. I've had great fun spending a lot of my week in the veg patch digging up potatoes and preparing the ground. The other two have done a huge amount of motorised sything and I helped them with that one day, but ...

... we go to a little village said to be one of the most beautiful in France, which we went to on the second day. It was very quaint &amp; full of hanging baskets &amp; window boxes &amp; I actually heard a real life cockeral crowing!! (we started pretty early as the drive to Carcassonne is a long one!). There were also some caves nearby that people used to live in in the Middle Ages. It was really ...

... for the night hove into view: a more lovely, peaceful, pretty and tranquil place it would be difficult to find. I had a super little room with small double bed and en suite shower and everything spotlessly clean. But the best was yet to come because per chance I had booked a place that boasted a superb restaurant. I ate the table d'hote menu for just 20 euros and it was outstanding. Soon forgot the miserable weather :-) DISTANCE FOR THE DAY: 85 km TOTAL SO FAR: 676 km

... snoring. This time Jeff actually put headphones on so he couldn't hear me. I felt really bad but it's not like I can help it. We wake up and he takes me to the bus station. I pretty much sleep the entire three hours to Nantes. It was awkward because it's a huge bus and I was the only one on it for 2 hours. I have no idea why. Oh well. I'm home now and I'm updating this, packing for vacation, and calling people. It'll be a nice slow relaxing day. :)