Road trip - day 27 - Thursday Hot, sunny & windy. Temp must have been 20c +, still 17c at 8pm. Skyped Kaz & Tyler first thing Spent the day reading & sunbathing & catching up on emails etc. Went out am to look for the big white bird of prey that G thinks is a male hen harrier. Couldn't see it! Ended up driving around to find a bread shop, in Faye we got a really lovely loaf of pain aux cereal to have with bits from the fridge for lunch Wendy ...

Road trip - day 26 - Wednesday Up very late, even for us! Breakfast with regular visits from Moses. Decided to go somewhere for a few hours then back to the Gite for afternoon sun, clothes washing & hopefully skyping. Settled on Rochemenier on the way to Angers & the troglodyte village/farm. Great visit, very interesting. Saw 2 farms hewn from the rock, with various outbuildings & a village hall & a church. Stopped at the salon de the for an in...

Road trip - day 25 - Tuesday Up late, breakfast outside under the communal covered area. Moses came to visit a couple of times, coming in to the Gite to wait whilst I had a shower to say good morning! Cats also visited but shoo'd them out ;) Set off for Fontevraud to visit the abbey & the village. Got there just at noon & decided to have a quick look at the village first. Stopped at the bisquiterie for hot chocolate & home made ice creams. Village h...

Road trip - day 24 - Monday Had a good night sleep, apart from the pervading smell of damp ;) Febreezed today!!! Very chilly today but still braved breakfast outside. Moses the dog visited us & the goat had a head butting session before spending some time on his upturned log. Told Wendy about the damp smells .... air fresheners are coming! They have had a leak & redecorated and we are the first people in for the season. Wendy invited us for aperitifs to...