Homeward Bound

Getting near to Portsmouth on the Brittany Ferry

Made it back home a day early (Thursday) after driving up through England all day.  Very surprised  when a car started tooting at us on the M6 motorway .... turned out to be Ian & Pauline, our next-door neighbours who were also on their way home from France!

Cows On Cows

Somebody - not me! - has put two little cows on top of one of the big cows.   

Later Ferry

We've re-booked our ferry crossing to this Thursday afternoon.  We may leave here on Tuesday or maybe Wednesday, staying overnight at La Rochelle.  It will be after 9 pm when the ship docks at Southampton so we plan to stay in an hotel near Oxford and continue the drive up to Glasgow on Friday.

Bizarre Bride

This is a late entry to the scarecrow competition.  The story is that it is Nelly the Belgian's actual wedding dress.  Nobody knows if it was an unhappy marriage or not.  Maybe the husband-to-be failed to show up?  

Giant Haystack

They've built the most gigantic haystack outside the villae.  It is the biggest I have ever seen anywhere. 

Biscarrosse Beach

After Bordeaux, we drove down to Biscarrose, which is on the Atlantic Ocean  so there are always huge waves.  When we got there, it was farr too windy to risk going in the water.  Great weather for kite-surfing though!  Shortly after this photo, it started to rain very heavily so we drove back to Montjoi.

Bordeaux

The Morroir d'eau (water mirror) in the town centre.  The water comes up as a fine  mist

             

Having trouble with the captions.  Last photo is from the roof of the hotel.  There is a bar/ disco with trees and sand and even a jacuzzi.  Prices were frightening:  88 euros for the cheapest bottle of champagne.