On Monday morning we awoke to unexpected sunshine so, as we were only meeting Barbara and Tim, our Brittany house-sit owners, in the afternoon we decided to take the opportunity to dry Bokkie and all our paraphernalia out. It was one of the rare times our weather app has been wrong and we enjoyed it while it lasted. It gradually clouded over and we were treated to a hailstorm before we left.
It was an easy drive to meet our hosts and we had a lovely time getting to know them and getting a tour of the house and property we'll be looking after over the winter.
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| Unsettled skies on the way to the house |
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| The neighbours seem quite relaxed |
As it is quite a long sit - six months - it has really helped to have a good look at the property to get an idea of what we need to bring. Unfortunately one of their cats went missing on the previous sit so, unless they get another one before October, we'll only have the one cat to look after and she is a cutie. The garden is stunning and it was lovely to see it in spring as we will move in in autumn and keep it running until next April.
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| Toni inadvertently captured a dragonfly emerging from the nymph skin |
We had a very social evening and were treated to more food and drink than we are used to so left with rather fuzzy heads this morning. It started raining quite hard on the road again and Bokkie had a rare moment when her three windscreen wipers stopped mid-stroke. Luckily I could keep going long enough to get off the main road to have a look and the repair was quite minor.
We're in a lovely aire and decided to have a quick nap (!) and quite a long walk before a real thunderstorm hit us. Fortunately we could just close everything up and Bokkie kept the weather out, but not the noise unfortunately and it was VERY loud.
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| Bokkie in the aire which has designated bays separated by bushes which gives some privacy from neighbours |
Our time in France is drawing to an end for this trip and we need to be on the ferry first thing on Friday morning.
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