Finally a blog update....

Finally I have found half an hour to start blogging again after a really busy summer both in the UK and at the B&B in France. The B&B has had a non stop stream of visitors since July and this weekend was the first time in a long while that we had the house to ourselves, so layins and being at bit lazy were the order of the day.

This also co-incides with the completion of all five en-suite B&B rooms after 2 years of work. For me this means that I am released from compulsorily doing DIY every weekend. There is still loads to do but the pressure is off for a while. The final rooms were not completed until August and so we have not had a full season with 5 rooms available, that will be next year's fun, however we have twice already been full with our new compliment of 5 rooms.



Transport wise, I have been using either the car, or the train over the summer as they were cheaper or the same price as flying, however now that autumn is here I am back in the air again flying from Bordeaux at least for the rest of 2009. I'll put the Ryanair saga into another blog a bit later.

It is great not to have the pressure of working the whole weekend and we have already started to take advantage and go out exploring in the local area, after all we need to advise guests about the local attractions, so we will be out and about quite alot whilst attractions are still open. We are also planning some bigger trips to La Rochelle, Bordeaux and Poitiers, more of which in later blogs when they happen.

So after having done three or four hours on Saturday working a new mezzanine floor in the garage ready to take the contents of the cottage, who's roof is getting less and less water tight by the day and probably will not survive the winter at least as a dry storage area, Sunday was relaxation and a trip out.

We are checking out attractions in the imeadiate area of sigogne and so we went to the Paleosite near Saintes, which as its name suggests is an attraction covering the prehistoric period. For a local attraction it is pretty good, there are lots of films explaining the prehistoric period, and the origin of the attraction, which is based around a large number of prehistoric acheological finds, the greatest of which was the skeleton of a young woman.

The site itself is modern, with 4 different cinematic presentations which are great, though our six and a half year old did not like them so I had to bailout after 2 films. There are lots of other interacive exhibits for children and adults and for €10 is it worth a visit, and will probable take 3 to 4 hours of your time.


Until next time which will hopefully be in week or so.