Fougeres day 3 : 22 August

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 Finally we left the campsite, it has been such a nice place to stay and the staff have been really chatty and helpful.

We spent the day at the chateau, it rained early but soon cleared. P had a pac a mac that I found in the top cupboard, it wasn't till he had to put it on we discovered it was for a size ten, child that is.

I wonder how many people are cropping him out of their photos

Lots of chateau photos..... 


the chateau ran 4 mills and still uses one wheel to power the reception building






look I was there

these are kiwifruit growing across the road, good crop on it as well

same house has strawberries hanging down, need a ladder for harvest time


A bit of modern art

We can recommend Fougeres,  then we left and took a scenic route to tonight's stop in a school car park. we are in Vitre.

Comments

  1. Shirl23 August 2020 at 00:53

    Looks like a lovely spot. But how can we be sure the woman in the mask is really you? It might have just been a lookalike in a mask!

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  2. Debbie Pirate23 August 2020 at 08:06

    Looks so beautiful. I agree with Shirl about the lady in the mask, very mysterious......

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