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 a...

The smoothest flight you could ask for, I don't think there was even one rattle of turbulence. Thank you, Turkish Airlines. Arrived in Istanbul for a 5 hour layover, so lots of hot water with lemon & LOTS of Turkish Delight tastings, & we were then back on board for the 3 hour flight to Bordeaux. Arrived to 39C & Alan & Caroline waiting for us. How wonderful to see them. Alan is so much like my Dad, it's like having him back. Just like our Sat-N...

Woke up at 5am to a huge thunderstorm. Another lovely breakfast & as checkout wasn't till 12, I decided to try another pedicure & have a manicure. Expensive, but the best I've ever had! We took the train to Mong Kok to the Lady Market. Again, very ordinary - not a patch on Thailand. I think we must be the only people who have been unsuccessful at shopping in HK! But that's not what we came for. Jumped back on the train & immediately got drenched in a...

Yes, cows. Apparently they roam the mountainside like the ones in Switzerland. We stopped at one of the restaurants & had dumplings, spring rolls, marinated beef & miso soup, then back down in the cable car. What a difference. The mist & wind had cleared & I wasn't worried at all. We could see the construction of a huge bridge that will go right across the bay. We were also above the airport & it was pretty amazing to watch the planes landing...

Another frizz-ball hair day! As soon as I walk out the hotel door, it goes bah-doy-ing! One minute the rain hammers down, then it's all steamy again. It was a bit like Groundhog Day today, - "Haven't we just walked this exact same street?" Started off with a lovely buffet breakfast, the staff here are lovely, & the hotel is fabulous! Funny though, the HK people burp really loudly as if it's just normal. We caught a taxi out to Stanley Beach ($60AUD)for the m...