Market Day

We ended up talking and drinking until after 1am in the morning on our first night so were a little later than normal getting up. Following our farmhouse breakfast we were off to a small market town called Josselin. As some of the roads were blocked in anticipation of Saturdays Tour de France we had to take the long way around to get there. It was very busy and lots of local produce was on sale including all different kinds of foods, cheeses, breads, cakes, meats, oils etc. The local castle was also very impressive, especially being alongside the river.

Once we had fed the dog and ourselves we were off to the crossroads to watch the carnival pass by where they throw small packages out to the children to keep them interested. We didn’t manage to get any so we lost interest. This procession follows the cycle race and goes on for some time. All over this area there are camper vans parked along the roadside trying to get the best positions to watch the race. We don't know what the white bikes are doing along the route. As the race is scheduled to come past our house tomorrow and a huge camper was struggling to park opposite our drive we decided to move the 2 cars into the drive so we weren’t blocked off.

Following this I decided to shift a few rocks away from the fall in preparation for the mending of the wall so Steve could rebuild another stone wall to make it look better. Zebedee was very keen to help until he decided to chase his tail.

Following beer and champagne laced with Cassis (Kir) we were off to the restaurant Tourelle for dinner. I didn’t think it was possible but it was better than the meal our first night. I went for the goat’s cheese with mozzarella andchorizo whilst Claire had the prawns and crab with baby asparagus called samphire. Steve had the same as Claire whilst Sue went for the giant gambas.


Before this even came they served a hot appetizer which included scallops amongst other things. We all had the steak for main except Sue who had lamb and all this for 21 Euros each. This was followed by a cheese course between main and sweet. Mmmmmm yummmmy, can’t wait until breakfast!!! We all thanked our host in our best French whilst Claire had the final word, “Superbo”.