Blogs from Poitou-Charentes, France, Europe - page 4

We have put quite a few kilometres under our belt over the past 2 days so today is to be one of more relaxation in our enclosed yard at our accommodation, a look around the village and a trip into La Rochelle about 10km away this afternoon. With the sun shining and prospects of good drying weather it was time to catch up on washing. The only thing we didn’t have was a washing line or clothes horse so Gretchen improvised using coat hangers for shirts etc on a mobile clothes hanger from the bedroom. Such are the talents of a BBA V3 traveller! It didn’t seem quite appropriate to put the clothes hanger outside in the courtyard but with the huge bi fold doors open the wet clothes would still get good drying conditions. Carole, ... read more

Despite the wine which usually dulls the senses last night was a cold one. It went dark at around 8.30 slightly later than back home but that was more due to the hour difference between France and Britain. We woke at 7 and it was nippy but this was hardly surprising as it was really only 6am back home. The bells rang from the town church. Hello France. The site was relatively quiet after the resident ducks and our noisy neighbours went to sleep. We had watched stars last night in the night sky through our skylight. They were clear to see in the inky black sky. Something we don’t see back home due to light pollution. Saint Clares was almost full which surprises you this time of year. It is almost on the verge of ... read more

Woke up to a stunning blue sky day. A little breezy but it often is on the Ile de Re as it’s so flat. We’ve visited the island 4 times before (Bob thought 3 but a quick check of my blogs shows 4) so have been to most places but everywhere is so lovely it doesn’t matter. Bob unloaded Kisbee the scooter and we set off in search of fuel and found some just before the turn to Ars en Re. Tank full we did a tour of Ars en Re including the pretty harbour, admired the lovely narrow streets lined with white buildings then had takeaway galettes for lunch. Next stop Phare des Balleines which my trip records show we visited in 2003. Still standing, sky still blue and sand still as soft but more ... read more

Just adding more photos of this amazingly beautiful island... read more

Drie dagen lang verlaten we het terrein van het Auberge de Jeunesse niet, behalve voor eten en drinken. We houden ons bezig met werk zoeken, tafeltennis en voetbal met de anderen gasten en lezen. Werk zoeken is niet moeilijk, werk vinden wel, zo blijkt. Zaterdag en zondag schieten voorbij, en op maandag hebben we nog niets, behalve een inschrijving bij een website waar je honderd euro per persoon moet betalen om mee te mogen doen aan het programma. Het zijn saaie dagen waar weinig over te vertellen valt, ik zal je niet lastig vallen met wat ik meekrijg van pro-Palestina protesten in Parijs en Marseille, en wat ik daarvan vind. Op maandagavond vertrekken we naar Limoges, waar we pas om tien uur 's avonds aankomen. Mijn water is op, maar het toeval wil dat er een ... read more