Days 132-135, 22-25 Oct 2014, Le Dorat Jaunt. My great neighbour Barbara and her brother who's visiting took me out for a jaunt today to the town of Le Dorat, about 30 minutes away through some seriously quaint countryside. Founded around 950 AD the town has a bit of age on it and we enjoyed a coffee and a natter then took a walk around the Collegiate Church from the 11th C. Not as cold on the inside as one might expect, but not cosy by any means. Also the fir...

Days 122-131, 12-21 October 2014, Clotures / Lussac-les-eglises / Magnac-Laval. In Spain I led a quiet life for 3 months. Here in France, if life gets any quieter I'll need to install some form of life support that screeches loudly if my pulse drops. Having said that, there's a lot to be said for quiet reflection and not spending vital "gallivanting" funds prior to our reunion in December! In any event, it's not like I'm in the middle of nowhere - they even ge...

Days 118-121, 8-11 Oct '14, From Fuengirola in the Costa del Sol to "way out there in the country", South-West France. The hamlet of Les Clotures, closest tiny village Lussac-les-eglises. Closest medium sized village Magnac-Laval. Obviously been a busy few days. Wednesday was pack-wrangling day - the final stuffing of corners, weighing etc. And lucky I did. EasyJet gets a bit nancy about anything over 20kg... and mine weighed 20kg on the button and dropped to ...