Kevin and Moya's 6-month ADVENTURE !!!

Ile de Re is an island on the Atlantic (west) coast of France, 2 and a half hours from Villebois Lavalette, and linked by bridge to La Rochelle. It is 30 kilometers long and 5 kilometers at its widest point. It has a small resident population but swells to thousands over the summer period. It […]

Tuesday 25th, Shelley and John departed for a brief honeymoon in Carcossone. It was sad to see them go but we are sure they enjoyed their stay with us, we certainly enjoyed them being here. The same day Sue travelled to Rochefort to visit some of her French relations. Originally Moya and Kevin were to […]

Friday the 21st May 2010 will ever be etched in the minds of Moya, Kevin, Sue, Shelley and John. For it was on this day we returned to Brantome to canoe the mighty Dronne. With Shelley and John in one canoe, Sue, Kevin and Moya (combined weight at least 30 tonnes!!) squeezed into a 3 […]

Those of you who thought we would never “do the vineyards” can now rest easy. St Emilion is one of the centres of the Bordeaux wine region and with Sue, John and Shelley we journeyed to explore, imbibe and buy. St Emilion is a very striking town indeed. The town itself is ancient and prides […]

Shelley and John have now arrived in Gardes. We picked them up from the Bordeaux Airport on Friday night, of course their plane was late but only by about a half an hour. On Saturday they were escorted to the Villebois-Lavelette Market where we also had a cafe. After a visit to the supermarket they […]

This day we travelled to Bordeaux because Shelley and John were arriving to stay a few days. As they were arriving around 9.00pm we took the opportunity to spend the day in Bordeaux leaving home around 8.00am. Bordeaux is about an hour and a half from Gardes. We parked the car in the Bordeaux Gare […]

Yesterday, Monday 10 May, we travelled to Angouleme, where Sue was able to get her train ticket refunded (due to the theft in Paris), and Moya was able to check out a hairdresser, which she managed to book on her own and in French!! She was also able today to cancel a previously booked hairdresser […]

On Saturday 8 May, we headed out to the Village in order that Sue could visit the Gendamerie (Police) to report her stolen wallet (stolen in Paris). The Gendamerie gate was shut, but Sue managed to gain the attention of staff on the premises and was advised that she would need to go to Blanzac […]

Today, Kevin and Moya headed off to Perigueux (approximately 1 hour south of the Farmhouse) for the day (Sue currently in Paris…back tomorrow). The temperatures have dropped dramatically here in France….they were approximately 22 degrees on average, and are now down to 10 degrees today. Perigueux was even colder at 9 degrees…..back to wearing our […]