16th October

Up early and off for breakfast at 8:30 as I have to be back in Dol to meet Martine to go to Rennes at 1:30. Raining quite heavily.

We went to a little town called Plouray. We went into the boulangerie and bought delicious apricot pastries filled with confectioners custard and then went through to the tabac and ordered coffee and tea. Apparently both establishments belong to the same family, hence you actually walk through the back of the bar area. The pastries were to die for by the way!

On the way back to Richard’s we saw a red squirrel! Sue and Richard have both seen wild boar in the area before too.

I picked up my bag and was on the road back to Dol, only to be stopped about 2 minutes down the road by a farmer herding his cattle up the road and into a field. It was absolutely pouring it down. The poor man was soaking! And the cows looked none too happy either!

It rained all the way back. Not a good journey. Plus the pod cast kept breaking up. Grrrr. Quick change and off to the station to meet Martine. Still raining!

I got to the station, went to the platform on the opposite side of the station, realised I hadn’t validated my ticket so went back again and then back to the platform. I thought it was odd that Martine wasn’t there yet but thought she must have been held up at school. I got my phone out and saw that she had sent me a message yesterday via Pascale via the Airbnb site saying she had food poisoning, poor thing, and wouldn’t be able to make it. The message had only just come through- technology!!! I could have stayed longer with Richard and Sue too. Heyhoe 🙂

I was soaked by the time I got back home. My feet were even purple from the dye on my boots! Pjs on, I did some sewing, watched Bake Off and Queer Eye and messaged Martine to say get well soon.

I spoke to Will, and to Rob and Amy. Lovely 🙂

And still it rains……………

Bonne nuit 🙂