So the main event of Wednesday was a game of golf at out local course. There has been yet another price increase so a round of golf now cost €65 - blimey perhaps that's the reason there is only one 18 hole course within a 40km radius of us. Out tee time was 10.00am and that may have proved to be too late a start as by the time we finished it was 32c and we were very hot and rather tired. We played the front nine in the company of Robesrt and Justine, once again a pleasurable, cross cultural expereince. I do have to mention that Sheila made four pars, we think the first time she has achieved that in a signal round.
Thursday was a sort of rest and recuperation day but none the less had a mid morning deaprturw for a trip to the Point and beach at L'Aiguillon sur Mer, on the opposite site of the bay from Marsilly. It is a gentle drive north and then west and then south. Once you are at the Point then Point Clement (Esnandes) is barely a mile away across the bay. We had taken a picnic in the cool box and so after viewing the bay we tracked back to the beach and spent th next three hours enjoying the beach, the sea, the picnic and the cooling sea breeze. (And if I can't believe I an listening to Chris Evans - I can't believe I spent three hours on a beach and enjoyed it!)
Two big events on Friday. First was our second round of golf, this time with am 8.00am tee time. This proved to be a good move as we finished the round before the day got to its hottest and was a much more pleasurable and less tiring expereince from the weather conditons point of view. But his was accompanied by the worst 18 holes that Peter has ever played and means he may have to buy some new balls!
The second event was dinner in LaRochelle at La Cuisine de Jules - an excellent dinner - hige thank you to Michael and Ann who paid.
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