We took the bus to Rennes and stayed in our favourite old school hotel there, the next morning Pauline took the train to Paris to connect with the Eurostar to the UK and I took the opportunity to walk around Rennes for a bit, very nice day for it. Pauline is off on the eurostar…

Saturday was quite rainy in the morning, as a result there was no queue at the market at our favorite vege stall and a very small queue at the cheese man so we bought some 30 month old comté and a nice blue cheese as well. In the afternoon the weather improved so we biked…

I can’t help noticing it’s getting darker at nights, must be nearly autumn! Also, the apples on our trees are nearly ready. Good night as per usual, the crowds here are very similar to NZ crowds, it takes a bit to get them dancing.

Pauline’s mother died on Monday, she had been in St Andrew’s rest home for many years. It was timely as she was becoming increasingly frail, however it’s hard particularly for Pauline being on the other side of the world at the time. The staff at St Andrew’s were great, and thankfully Paulines sister was able…

Friday night we went out with our friends Martine and Lewis from just up the road. He’s from Auckland, Martine is a Breton. I think. Definitely French anyway. Saturday we took the bus to Rennes in the morning as Pauline wanted to do some shopping. Overcast day but that meant it was a lot cooler.…

As I’m a type 2 diabetic I had to get some medicine organized which means finding a doctor. The medical center in Josselin only has one GP and it’s fair to say that he’s not universally popular so the only other GP in town is very busy. Luckily there’s a health center in Guégon a couple…

https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0731/1462881-sailing-ship-belem-ireland/ This is quite a cool article about the Belem that we visited in Douarnenez.