Intended to stop at Brest, but the grey weather and the depressing, endless blocks of drab-looking appartments, put us off staying. Spent the afternoon at Oceanopolis, a big aquarium complex that, unfortunately, didn't live up to its publicity. Nevertheless, we had fun looking at the penguins, seals and countless fish (although someone has counted them and there are in excess of 10,000)! Kept heading south until we stumbled into Quimper (Kemper) in the early even...

Weather a bit patchy today. Heading for Ile Mont St Michel. After another argument with the GPS woman we finally got out of Rennes. Passed through the very picturesque village of Combourg before arriving at the tail-end of the queue for the carparking..............just a few thousand campervans and cars in the fields before the Mont. Luckily the weather has cleared. After a bit of a walk we make it inside and then a bit of a squash through the narrow lower street...

Huge thunderstorm in the night, lasted for a couple of hours. Fantastic light-show. Off for another week away, this time to Brittany. First went to Tours. Looks very interesting but not worth a nights stay - we'll come back for a closer look as it's only 2 hours from Lignac. The storm clouds are gathering as we head for Rennes to find somewhere for the night. Sally has her first go at driving back-to-front while Ian has a cat nap. The rain seems to be going arou...

A quiet day at home today. Nice sleep-in and luckily the day's hot enough to finish off the washing. Gave John a hand to re-hang his Chandalier then down to the local Tabac for lunch, but they're closed....quelle horreur! So off to the next village for a healthy salad instead, followed by an afternoon sunbathing and resting in John's backyard. Bit of a scorcher again. Decided to head down to the lake in Chaillac for dinner. Luckily we were first there as it got q...

Left Tom in John's capable hands today. He wants to start his paint-by-numbers! Sally & Ian head off to Poitiers for a proper look around. Rain has cleared and it's now very hot again. Got a park underground in the middle of the city then caught a bite to eat in the main square. Some very nice architecture but not much else. Shops very 'designery' and over-priced! Lots of cafes situated around the squares and gardens. John had a little sanity left by the ti...