So, I hear the weather has been a little iffy back home in Blighty lately (snigger, snigger). Down here, the temperature has shot up from 6 to a whopping 16 degrees. In fact, it peaked today at a glorious 17.5! Merveilleux! It is definitely warmer outside than in (the drawback to having walls made of thick stone) – so as I write this, we are both sat in the garden enjoying the hazy afternoon sun and chilling after the morning’s activity.
Earlier, we jumped into the car and drove back to the lovely Brantôme to make the most of the day. Last time we were there, we stopped by the tourist office and grabbed a couple flyers on nice walks to take in the area, so we decided to try one out. It’s a really lovely walk – about 7.5k (5 ish miles), so takes about an hour and a half. It starts out right in the heart of the town, but very soon takes you out into the middle of nowhere, past farmhouses, through woods, and by various points of interest. Great fun.
In other news, we have a bit of a full week looming. Iain and Fab, who are in Paris at the moment, are catching the train down to Angoulême on Monday to stay with us for a couple nights. We are very much looking forward to seeing them again. They leave on Wednesday morning and then later that day, our good friend, Jerry (the restaurant-owner from Kefalonia) and his very lovely wife-to-be, Maaike, plus baby Alexia, are stopping by! They are making their way slowly back to Greece from Holland (travelling via France and Spain) so will crash over for the night. It will be great to spend some time with them outside of Greece for the first time. It’s all go in the Dordogne!