VVF Vacances Saint Mart Saint Martin de Re

... I didn't photograph all the things I cooked, but in some cases I needed to remember how we put the meal together on the plate so I tooks some pics to make it easier to replicate these dishes in future. Nerdy I know, but you will thank me if you come round for dinner one night and the food looks really pretty!

xox Hannah

... late but the really freindly staff and the fact the flight only cost me 18 pounds made up for that.

Anyway, enough boring stuff! So the cooking school is a guesthouse and cooking school combined in a really pretty white building with classic blue wooden shutters. It is surrounded by about half an acre of garden, most of which is fruit trees and veggies which we used reguarly in the cooking. There are also a couple of smaller self contained units on the property ...

... we reached the Mont. Took a strole round the place, and headed back to the van for dinner before heading back to the Mont for some ice-cream and a drink. Mont St Michell is an incredible place, a real achievement.

Day 5: Mont St Michel - Carnac.
Day 5 had arrived and still no sun, so we headed for the Atlantic coast hoping for a change of fortune. Carnac is a small tourist beach town, and is home to an apparently significant (but utterly under-whelming ...

We stayed 1 night in Paris with Olivier, after we spent 2 days in Rouze in Pyrenee. We finished 1st week of our vacation in Toulouse (trip by canal). Second week, we stayed in Talmont st.Hilaire in Francois´s parents.
Vendee is very very nice :-) !!!

Hello,
After a week in Angers, where we stayed taking some rest at our gran parents house, we aheaded to Les sables d"olonnes, where we are going to spend 2 weeks at the shore. Look forward to it. I have been there 2 years ago. Great place to built sand castle, my cousins are coming to visit me....it is going to be a great 2 weeks.
Enjoy the pictures

Remy

... I performed a tidy 9 point turn in the road and set off in the other direction, despite knowing it was more prone to small town syndrome with associated 3.5 tonne vehicle paranoia.

I hate these situations in this RV as its harder and drinks loads more diesel.
We aimed for an "Aire" on the beach but after finding four of the nine spaces occupied by cars, we aborted and drove on to Fouras.
This was a further 9km and had 20 full spaces ...

Judith died! How are we going to manage without her - there'll be rows in the cab. She must have been dropped when planning last night.

Found this campsite after a couple of tries - clean and lovely under the pines. Swam, sunbathed, etc. for three days.

Cycled to La Flotte and St Martin first day, then Dave took us cross-country the next - big mistake, got lost, no lunch.

... rue, où on fait tellement de vacarme, à chanter et taper sur les tables que la police arrive et nous fout dehors. Il est près de 3 heures, on retourne à la chambre. On est dans celle des filles pour terminer la soirée quand on voit que Ben se met à jouer dans le cheveux de Sarah. Oooh ! On quitte tous plus ou moins subtilement la chambre pour les laisser se coiffer et, bien paquetés, on s'endort à quatre dans le lit double à PL et moi. Dodo de groupe en cuillère...

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We left for La Rochelle early June 14th. Our guide says it's about a 4 hour drive. I slept most of the way. When we arrive we find our hotel is right on the harbor. We had dinner at a seafood restaurant. I've never really ate seafood in my life, but we had some fish and it was pretty good.

After dinner we were able to walk around the town for a few hours before our curfew. We walked around ...