I may have mentioned that I turned 60 last September (it’s right up there with “My perfect eyes” on the list of things most mentioned) but sadly I am no longer 60 – I am 61. “Thank God for that!” cried Catering, who I fear may have become a little tired of the on-going celebrations.…
So the Rugby World Cup 2023 website has produced a selection of best of moments; tries, tackles, top plays and top players, so I thought it might be fun to put my own best of list together: Best Ladies Loo – Bordeaux by a country mile. No queues at the Ladies, such an unusual occurrence,…
Apparently “Lifers get less!” according to Catering (a bit rude, I thought) So approximately 31 years ago we spent a night in Chateau d’Audrieu in Normandy, land of apples, cider and calvados; we were on our honeymoon. I thought it would be nice to revisit and so on the final leg of our 2023 RWC…
Nantes – Japan v Argentina So we packed up the truck (not much wriggle room in the back any more) and headed north again, this time to Nantes for our last match, and as it turns out a real decider. The change in location was a case of the sublime and the ridiculous; from Mayfair-on-sea…
So here we are again – just the 2 of us after a fortnight of company. We waved everyone off back to the UK and then decided to cheer ourselves up with dinner out on the sea front. I was chuntering on about not wanting to arrive by bike in a sweaty mess, when I…
Thursday involved little more that a lot of pool action, or inaction to be more specific. Lots of reading and chatting, the odd chilled beverage and even the occasional cup of tea. There is genuinely nothing better than lying in the sunshine with a good book. Except lying in the sunshine with a good book,…
Wednesday Those of you who know me well, will know that I like a plan, and I find it extremely gratifying when a plan comes together. Catering and I went on a day-trip to Arcachon 2 years ago, when we were in Bordeaux for a week, and we loved it, so much so that I…
Tuesday – Let’s go fly a kite! Sadly, 2 of our number had to attend a funeral on Tuesday, which was a couple of hours drive inland from Arcachon, but to save them any stress about getting back in time for dinner, we decided to eat in and fire up the barbeque. This meant a…
Sunday Friends arrived on Sunday afternoon, by which time we’d explored the whole house (delighted all the rooms were roughly the same size, so no one would be stuck with the box room) and filled the fridge with food & booze. Hello House! Ready for guests? Catering taxied folk from the station to the house…
The house in Arcachon came with 7 ordinary bicycles, admittedly of varying sizes and quality, some had no brakes, some had brakes only on, some had only 1 gear but, to a greater or lesser extent, they all worked. The house owners also had 2 electric bikes that they rented to me and I added…