Friday, 19/6/2015

Today there are no scheduled activities, we are ll pretty much left to our own. Julie Simone walk into the town again. Having said that are no activities there is a BBQ lunch on.

Snags from Douglas for the BBQ
Snags from Douglas for the BBQ
On the grill
On the grill
Michael in action
Michael in action
Sausages Nearly done
Sausages Nearly done
On the plate
On the plate

There were three kinds of sausages: Pork, Pork and Chilli (not much) and Toulouse. There were a lot of them but the hungry hordes devoured them all.

Later in the afternoon, Julie and a few others go into the kitchen with a cooking class by Charles-Henri and Douglas.

Famous Cookbook co-authored by Charles-Henry
Famous Cookbook co-authored by Charles-Henry
Chook from the market
Chook from the market
Chris doing the panna cotta
Chris doing the panna cotta
The Two Clowns
The Two Clowns

After the class, Julie heads back into town for an advertised special market. It was supposedly not very special at all.

A highlight along the way
A highlight along the way

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JV loved these strawberries
JV loved these strawberries

When JV returns from town she indicates that everyone else had made separate plans. We have a drink on our lovely balcony. We then decide to go to a local restaurant in close walking distance.

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JV in the restaurant
JV in the restaurant
Special starter - cold mushroom soup
Special starter – cold mushroom soup

There was not much English spoken there. We eventually got some help from two tables over who had a most interesting main course – shown below.

Duck Salad
Duck Salad
Coquille St Jacques for JV. Presentation good, the scallops were a bit tough
Coquille St Jacques for JV. Presentation good, the scallops were a bit tough
Turkey Leg - the special that was on the other table. The Frites were a bit soggy.
Turkey Leg – the special that was on the other table. The Frites were a bit soggy.
The wine, a Bordeaux Left Bank, was very good
The wine, a Bordeaux Left Bank, was very good
The Three Water Towers that mark roughly where we live
The Three Water Towers that mark roughly where we live

Back at the Chateau, we join Michael and Di for a drink, at first outside and then later inside.

A special drink for JV
A special drink for JV

Eventually, the others wandered in to tell their tales of the evening. Michael and Di had been to a Greek Kebab stand and had Kebab and Frites and Beer.

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