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Chilly this morning, so I got up & made smashed avo & poached eggs on croissants for breakfast, then we worked around the property for the morning. Scott did some handyman work & I cleaned. Got ready, & headed into Brouage, which is a walled citadel where the sea used to come all the way to the wall - now all farmland. This town is famous for Samuel de Champlain who sailed away to trade for silk & spices, when he accidentally came across the area in Canada, which he claimed as French-speaking Quebec. Saw some huge stork's nests with pairs of black & white storks sitting or flying nearby.
Ate lunch in a gorgeous cafe, famous for their moules poiveaux (mussels with cream & leeks) - yum! Also tried their kir- a white wine mixed with peach or blackcurrant.
Next stop, La Rochelle - a seaside port, famous in the UK, as all the French tutor books feature the stone twin towers on the cover. We went to the local market, & didn't have to pay a euro for the loo, as the person at the entrance was on a break. Bought some leather shoes. Saw some odd papier-mâché jesters hanging from wires, as if they'd been thrown from the tower.
The local drink is called pineau, which is a mix of local red or white wine, that's not good quality, with cognac - like a form of sherry.
Finished the day with the local woodfired pizza van.
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Conny Plant Oh Lyse, your amazing photos make us feel we are there, the stone walls, the cobblestones, the awnings, such a sense of history and of course your love the sailing boats. The food photos are superb, Ian the mussel lover just drooled, it certainly looks like you are both having a fabulous time, today I finaly made it to The Precinct, had lunch at Platinium, yes you guessed it, Calamari (as you know I am calamari queen!!), and it was superb, checked out the other new places, took photos of the meat in the bar and grill for Ian, so we are off to enjoy a burger there, am off to lunch tomorrow at Helen's Hill estate tomorrow, will be ten tonne Tessy by the time I get back to work, but boxes are nearly done, Yay!!, Cherry Tree has a hard rubbish collection, so on Sunday Ian and I will collect furniture from family home in beaut ute and take there as Salvos sadly won't collect, they are full. Gives me another chance to pick more oranges!!! Oh joy!! Have organised ACAS assessment for Dad in October, it is so nice to have the time to make phone calls and not have to wave at you at 9.00am to bring my class in. Thank you so much again with my heart for all your support. I came home tonight and said to Ian, "I feel like I am back in the real world again", and not just running all the time, but two settlements coming up, am sure they will run smoothly, being positive positive here. Keep on having fun and keep on with the photos, we are loving following your trip xxus