T. Stands For .........The Start Of The Journey

Hi everyone, we are definitely back in the old routine, as well as the unpacking of a huge pile of laundry to be done we have already had our flu jabs, about to go out for hubby's eye test and have made appointments for our Covid jabs. I have a gardening Committee meeting to attend and on Saturday I am off to Port Sunlight for the first time in three years. We're also off on a hunt for a new mattress soon too.

So....our trip to France started in a sad way. A lady at a services on the Motorway stopped me to tell me that the Royal family were on their way to Balmoral. Back in the car we turned on the radio and waited for a news bulletin which confirmed what I had been told. By the time we reached the ferry port the Queen had died and we felt sad, it didn't help that we couldn't access a TV either, although once on the ferry we did get to see some TV coverage before settling down to sleeping our bunks.

The crossing was reasonably calm although there was a heavy swell halfway across as I looked out of a porthole and my head moved up and down on my pillow when I settled down again.

I volunteered to take the first shift in driving (on the wrong side of the road E!) I knew of a commercial centre where we might find a bakery with a cafe so we stopped off there for a coffee and croissant.

 It is here where I will join Bleubeard and Elizabeth for T Stands For Tuesday at The Altered Booklover.

As you can see Hubby also had a pain au raisin and I had a brioche loaf that I couldn't manage all of.

We found somewhere for lunch and then got a little bit lost on our way to Nantes, where we had booked a hotel for an overnight stay, but pleased that our adventure led us to Locmine, a beautiful town that I had visited years ago.

Several of the trees around had flowers in like this one

The next morning, we woke up with a plan to visit Nantes but I wasn't feeling so good so we got on our way to Poitiers. 

We did see a beautiful sunrise though!

Our journey included a stop off at a retail outlet where I bought my SIL and I some beautiful warm scarves.

We arrived in Poitiers - it was good to see our friends and we had lots to talk about!  

They had also recorded some programmes about the Queen, so we could catch up a little with events.

Keeping it short this time. Thanks for looking, Chris