29/07/23
We went for an evening walk yesterday (those of you in Africa will find it hard to believe this was at 9pm and still sunny) and were treated to the most fantastic views.
It really is stunning here!
Heating up in Les Pilles
27/07/23
A lot has happened since we last blogged, the most notable being the sale of Bokkie. We moved to our house sit in Huntingdon and by a quirk of fate, managed to find a buyer around the corner from the house. Although it was very sad to see her go, we're excited about new possibilities.
The house sit was just what we needed at the time as it was so easy to do the delivery of Bokkie, and we could manage without a vehicle for the rest of the time as the house was close to many shops. Looking after DC, the cat, was an absolute pleasure.
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| DC loved tummy tickles |
Once done, we spent a few nights in hotels before flying back to France. We had booked to fly to Nimes as we were getting no response from our car salesman regarding our vehicle and Nimes was close to the next sit that we had booked in Les Pilles.
No sooner were the flights confirmed and we were told the car was, in fact, ready. We scrambled to change our plans and flew into Nantes, spent two nights at La Basse Cour, picked up our new (to us) car and drove to a campsite near Menat. We stayed in a cottage on the campsite which was in a lovely location and meant we could unwind for a couple of days before driving on to our sit.
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| View of chateau ruins from our gite |
We are now in the warm south of France, in the middle of a tiny village in the mountains. The house was built in the 1700's and is really quirky, spanning 5 floors. It is the first time we have done a proper village sit and we are finding it quite a different experience to our usual rural locations.
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| Les Pilles nested between the mountain and the river |
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| Walk time with Sooty |
We have three cats and Sooty the dog to look after. There are lovely river and mountain walks from the bottom of the garden so we think we'll enjoy our time here. Also, having the car now means that we are not just limited to how far we can walk in terms of exploring the area - quite a novelty for us!
Bonus pics
While in Brittany we met Lily, a new kitten for us to look after during our winter sit.
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| It's going to be a tough job - looking after a cute kitten, but someone has to do it. |
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