The weather has improved dramatically with blue skies and temperatures in the 20s. We’ve had three lovely days of gadding about.
On Sunday we had a nice drive through the countryside and across the bridge to Ile de Re where Derek and John cycled while Ann and I strolled around the chic shops surrounding the basin and had coffee in the sunshine. We met up for a late lunch at about 3pm and then walked back along the shore before a rather slow drive home on a busy (for France) traffic day!
On Monday we had a morning at home catching up with cooking, websites and other online stuff and then got the sun loungers out. The three cyclists went for a casual ride near L’Hermenault and then after lunch we drove to Coulon for more strolling – this time along the canal gazing at the chocolate box houses, having drinks in the cafe and stopping off at Intermarche at Benet. We had supper outside on the patio – Ann’s guacamole and Spanish chicken – delicious. The smell of lovely food meant several visits from cats and dogs.
