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French Holiday 2017 – Week Four

27 Sunday Aug 2017

Posted by Itchy Feet in 62 Pas-de-Calais, 80 Somme, Durtal, Etaples, France, Songeons, St Andre de l'Eure, Tardinghen, Vendeuvre du Poitou

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Week 4   Monday 14 August – Monday 21 August

Monday – farm – Domaine de la Fuie – Vendeuvre du Poitou 86380  GPS : N46.71140 E0.28472

Today was rather a flat boring drive, although nicely sunny, following the D950 for most of the way.  We now know that Kaz had used up all our French allowed internet while working on school stuff.  Neither of us realised that she had been live streaming whilst working.  So nil wi-fi but thank you McDonald’s! who saved the day.  Having parked up next to a McD we were able to download (upload? 625MgB) my photos to the cloud and thus free up my phone to take more.

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French Holiday 2017 – Week Three

20 Sunday Aug 2017

Posted by Itchy Feet in 16 Charente, 17 Charente Maritime, Champagne Vigny, Cherac, France, Le Mung, Segonzac

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Week 3  Monday 7 August  – Sunday 13 August

Monday – Vineyard – Le Maine Giraud – Champagne Vigny 16250 (GPS : N45.49654  E0.02905)

After leaving the campsite at Confolens we had to drive around the town as the main road through it had just closed due to the music festival taking place.          

Just had to include these before moving on today. On the left are some mushroomy things that popped up overnight.  On the right is a couple that arrived and over two hours managed to erect this, was very entertaining.

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French Holidays 2017 – Week Two

13 Sunday Aug 2017

Posted by Itchy Feet in 79 Deux-Sevres, 86 Vienne, Champeau, Confolens, France, Lussac, Montmorilon, Valdivienne

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Week 2 Monday 31 July – Sunday 6 August

Monday – Duck Farm – Canards Gras du Cebron (79600) – Champeau – (GPS:N46.80319 W0.18513)

On our way to our nights stop we talked about how many ducks there might be, would it be noisy or smelly, what could we buy etc.  However when we got here it was a bit of an under statement as the place was out in the middle of no where and only a unit.  Parked up on the forecourt there were no ducks to look at or watch and just the road mender for company – they left at 4pm but were back at 7.30am!

Brandy in studious mode

New road at the Duck Farm

Zygie from the good side

Our treat on arrival…..
of course with a glass of our favourite Almond Cognac

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French Holiday 2017 – Week One

11 Friday Aug 2017

Posted by Itchy Feet in 49 Maine-et-Loire, 61 Orne, Ashford, Bouchemaine, France, Juigne sur Loire, Kent, Linieres-Bouton, Mouliherne, Saint Crespin sur Moine, Souzay Champigny, Treves, UK, Vimoutiers

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Week 1   Monday 24 July – Sunday 30 July

After our disastrous encounter on the motorway with the Polish French vehicle combination we were really pleased to arrive here for our first night.  What then follows are photos of our first week of stopovers in France.

Monday – Pub – The Flying Horse Inn – Ashford – (BS 147)  (location)

Zygie up at the side
Pretty outside and just as nice inside!

Rear dog walking field
Rear Garden

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All in a dogs day and week!

06 Sunday Aug 2017

Posted by Itchy Feet in France

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Weeks 1 and 2

I am not used to putting paw to keyboard so the following is assisted more ably by T for the story so far……

Whisky and I are not used to keeping a diary or needing to know the days of the week.  Time is governed by eating, sleeping and walks.

Both of us love Zygie, our travelling home. T has had us both up at the farm, where Z is kept, lots of times over the last month or so doing his “thing.  Z has now got new rearranged shelves and wardrobes, a router for the wifi has been fitted, well loads of little techie things that are far too much for me to get my brain cell around.  Anyway every time we went up there we both had a long walk so that was really what we wanted. Continue reading →

Well what’s been happening …

28 Sunday Aug 2016

Posted by Itchy Feet in 14 Calvados, 50 Manche, Carteret, France, Guines, Pontorson, Ranchy, Ranville

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Saturday 6th August – Sunday 14th August

I did not manage to complete a daily journal for the last week as I seemed to be too chilled and was enjoying relaxing.  So a lot happened in those last few days which I will now recant.

Saturday 6th August – Pontorson

We had lovely quiet afternoon and evening yesterday that we decided to stay another night.  However we seem to have got ourselves dough nutted by a noisy Belgium family (with dog) on our right and a French one opposite.  However The Boys proved themselves worthy and really were quiet. Continue reading →

Gallery

Photo Gallery so far …

07 Sunday Aug 2016

Posted by Itchy Feet in France

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This gallery contains 31 photos.

Leaving Mont St Michelle site now and our link to the internet so will insert descriptions at a later date.

It only takes one, or is it two …

06 Saturday Aug 2016

Posted by Itchy Feet in Pontorson

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Thursday 4th August to Saturday 6th August – Saint Piere en Retz to Pontorson, Basse-Normandie, Manche (50)

We left the farm buying some fresh eggs on the way from our host Annie.  Yet another lovely drive but with spits of rain on the windscreen future weather did not seem great and this dampered our mood rather.  We passed through pretty towns and villages, across bridges smothered in flowers and boats passing along the rivers.

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Lost in Nantes …

04 Thursday Aug 2016

Posted by Itchy Feet in France, Saint Pere en Retz

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Wednesday 3rd August,  Chuce to Saint Pere en Retz, Loire Atlantique (44)

One of todays jobs was to pop into an Aire to dispose of our unwanted waste water (black and grey) and to top up with fresh water and fuel too.  This we managed just outside Cholet and was part of a bus depot but next to a SuperU. Aires are fantastic places situated all over France enabling travellers to keep going off grid for longer.

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Jumping fish …

03 Wednesday Aug 2016

Posted by Itchy Feet in 49 Maine-et-Loire, France, Saint Crespin sur Moine

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Tuesday 2nd August, Chuce to Sainte Crespin sur Moine, Maine et Loire (49)

The Boys chased the hares around the vineyard this morning while K packed up after breakfast.  We said our farewells to Patricia having spent a very pleasant evening and quiet night with the village bells sounding softly in the distant background.

We stopped off in Saumur leaving the The Boys in their new slightly smaller cave inside Zygie.  We walked up the steep winding narrow street to see the Chateau at the top. Looking across the wide open land beyond with the beautiful old town beneath the Chateau had been well chosen as an advantage point.

We descended later straight into a small restaurant – a beer was calling.  It is really fun to people watch in another country, their manner, their ways are very much different to ours and we smiled to ourselves while supping beers and eating Croque Monsieur’s.

Saumur is a nice place and had a warm appeal about it and we both felt as we left the carpark that we will return on another occasion.

Finally driving onto the land by a lake with vineyards all around we knew we had made another good choice with this evening France Passion site.  Gaetan, the owner, welcomed us both just as we got out.  Guess what – another wine tasting in 15 minutes times and yes we could bring The Boys too. A splendid couple of hours was spent chatting to our amiable host in a mixture of French and English at the end we came away with a free bottle and 3 cases of wine to collect in the morning. K won at Scrabble that night by one chuffing point!

The next morning saw The Boys watching the jumping fish in the lake while we ate our breakfast.

 

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