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.

At The Bottom Of The Garden

 

Any Old Iron

   






























I found this in the market for 3 euros and bought it to add to our collection of antique irons.  This is a very early electric iron with a wooden handle for insulation and comfort.  There is no thermostat or anything: you just plugged it in, waited for it to heat up and guessed the heat.  You could judge the heat quite well by spitting on it.  The brand name is a bit scary  - SPARK

Huge Moon

 

I took this photo at sunset last night.    I did not use any special lenses or a tripod ... it is just a quick snapshot in ideal conditions.  I am very impressed by the detail in the photo.  Although it doesn't look it, the sky was still blue at the time and that was the secret.  It is actually much more tricky to get a good photo of the moon at night, even though appears to be brighter and sharper.

Moissac Abbey

Sometimes, when you go into the Abbey at Moissac, you will find it empty but full of music.  That's because it has a very high quality organ and organists love to practice on it.  We were meeting Linda for lunch outside the Abbey and we arrived very early so we went inside and this is a clip of what we heard.  It was a young woman playing her heart out, enjoying the magnificent sound.

Big Stag Beetle

 

This creature was annoying Marion the other night by flying around too close to the table at the bottom of the garden so I swatted it into the pool.  Next morning, I had to fish it out of the skimmer.