Well here we are on a dull Thursday morning crossing from Portsmouth to Caen on what promises to be another good trip to Alan's in Tavira Portugal. We intend to take a week to get down there so there is no hurry. We are also meeting up with Pete and Min in Tavira who are staying in Estopona and travelling up next week..
Our first destination will be Avranches, which has views of Mont St Michel which just happens to be the name of the ferry we are on. Although I looked at some hotels and B&B I haven't booked anything as we usually leave that to fate and stop somewhere that just looks right.
So more at our destination.
So after getting slightly lost on the Caen circular and back tracking we finally got on the right road the A84 to Avranches. After circulating the town and finding nothing of the 10 hotels I'd seen online we finally after looking at a dingy place for 40 euros and refusing (no en suite) politely, here we are at a lovely little hotel restaurant Place del la Jardin at the top of the hill. Lovely rooms if not quaint with French furniture, but shabby chic it is not. Parking no problem. Menu looks ok and as we arrived after checking in a huge thunder storm ensued but all cleared now and the forecast looks better for tomorrow. We will make a decision on our plans tomorrow after a well earned sleep as neither of us slept well at home last night. Cats know when they are going to be left and both slept on our bed last night feeling insecure. Coupled with the fact I had serious indigestion from the lovely meal we had out on Wednesday night at the Brickmakers and Bill has a tummy bug from eating too many mussells that didn't agree with him the night before we are a right pair.
One thing about the French is that they don't know how to pour a gin and tonic like the Spanish do and consequently a large bottle of tonic takes 2 measures of gin.
So maybe more tomorrow before we leave. May go into town tomorrow to get a couple of things, like Imodiums !!
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