Thursday 20 June 2013

Anniversary...

The Dano family were all very welcoming and so sporting and musical! The children play piano and accordion whilst the girls are also rollerblade dancers. The family are planning 3 months cycle/camping around Scandinavia this summer. This evening's new tipple is strong cider made by Yannick's father on his farm in Brittany.
In a tiny quiet village, next morning, we are surprised to pick up wifi in the little cafe. An email from Sue and Graham tells us we are lucky to have missed storms to the south of us (their caravan awning poles bent with the weight of rain!) The storms are also shown on the "meteo" on the cafe TV.
As it is our anniversary we lunch at a restaurant at midday, where we share a 3 course lunch with wine, with 40 lorry drivers, all for 10 euros a head!
South of Nantes we discover a fabulous lake area, with the best birding of the trip. Within minutes we spot Great White Egrets, Little Egret, Spoonbills, White Storks and 5 Sacred Ibis!


Our next Warmshowers family live near St Pazanne on a quiet, country road. They are soon introducing us to new gastronomic delights , apertifs of grapefruit and rose wine, Brittany delicacies of a cheese tarte and baked prune and egg custard. Herve cycled the west coast of America last year, as we did.



Location:Mouilleron Le Captif to St Pazanne