Day Eight 22.03.05 It rained really hard last night and it made us want a full English breakfast, requiring another trip to the supermarket. James realised that William also had a plan to visit the optician to replace the glasses he had lost whilst staying at Ranville. He has been wearing a spare set which look a bit like two television sets on his face and so a new pair were essential. He found a pair that we both liked, this is important as it is Ja...

Day Seven 21.03.05 Will brought James a boiled egg and soldiers in bed and a nice mug of tea. This was shear luxury and James didn't have the heart to tell William that the egg yolk was hard and the soldiers were cold. We left the house and just to pile on the guilt William had also washed up and prepared packed lunch for our daytrip to Futuroscope. We used our handy laptop again for directions and this time it did not deliver so it was back to the tr...

Day Six 20.03.05 We spent today doing some gardening. It has been particularly sunny and warm and it made sense to spend the time in the garden. We both find it difficult to sit and just do nothing, (James can achieve this but without William scratching around). We found some Perspex in the garage and some old putty and rather than take a trip to the glazier decided to try and repair the window in the kitchen ourselves. We are quite please with the...

Trip Log Day Five 19.03.05 Woke up in La Fraudiere, the sun was streaming through the velux window and it was about 9.30, too late for a run. James did a big sigh of relief. Friends of ours Gordon and Neil have kindly lent us the key to their French property in the Vendee between Chantonnay and La Chataigneraie and we are taking full advantage of this fabulous location. They are meeting us here for Easter. Had porridge for breakfast which set us up ...

Day Four 17.03.05 William persuaded James to go for a run this morning, James complained that he did not bring any running shoes and that it would be difficult to run in a pair of casual trainers but as James had promised to get healthy and do more exercise he felt obliged to don his shorts and impracticable shoes and join William in a run. Two hundred yards up the road and William was ready for a walk. This surprised James and made him realise he wa...