What a rubbish morning. We have been so unlucky with the weather since we arrived with loads of rain and grey skies and the only saving grace was that the grandchildren could use the indoor pool where it was heated to a nice warm temperature so they could play for hours, which they did.
We had an early breakfast and finished the rest of the packing whilst waiting for the rain to stop enough so I could load the rest of the stuff in the car and finally succeeded at about 09.20 and then went to help if we could with the rest of the family packing but both were in a good state. We and Michael and Becky left the site just after ten and Joanne and Tim shortly after all going in different directions. Michael and Becky were going to Caen/Ouistream and Joanne to Cherbourg. We all came over on the Portsmouth to St Malo ferry but the return leg leaves around 10 am in the morning and there would be no way for them to make it as its three hours away hence using different routes for them to go home.On our part were heading South and in between the heavy and light rain headed back to Vannes and then South as we are planning to stay in a place called Rochefort which is close to the famous old town of La Rochelle where we are staying in a Mercure Hotel which was once part of an old ship rope making factory. The journey on the Motorways with heavy trucks kicking up lots of spray was not enjoyable and quite tiring but we eventually arrived at the Hotel around 3.30 pm where we immediately took a rest for an hour or so before heading to the restaurant for dinner. When we arrived there were only a few people there which made me worry that the restaurant perhaps was not so good but by the time we left at around 9pm it was packed. I passed them my dietary issues and they went to great length to ensure all was OK, Jennifer had the confit of duck and Noel the salmon and to avoid worries about vegetables etc had it with chips. Together we risked a bottle of Chardonnay and then finished off with Strawberry Pavlova only it was really strawberries and cream with some meringue in the middle, but quite tasty anyway.
And so to bed and Jennifer with reading and Noel containing with the case against Mr Stacey but it is all not what it appears and the defence are doing a good job whilst the storage of Kevin Spacey personal goods in Philadelphia will assist. It appears that he was a bit of a hoarder and kept everything he ever received, receipts for restaurants, short term leases on houses and apartments, old mobile phones, you name it and he had it and it was a blessing in disguise.
Goodnight
