A Home Day. Too Tired to Tour.

We have been working 30 hours per week to get this apartment finished for our hosts, but it is too much. We were supposed to do only 24 hrs, per week, which is three full days. We have been doing four days, and taking only three days off. We are consequently very tired.

We slept in this morning, not getting up until 9am, and enjoying scramble with a croissant around 10am. Two cups of tea, the second one enjoyed sitting outside in the sunshine.

Waz did the Daily Mail (UK) Crossword and Sudoku sitting outside our accommodation in the Manoir.

We were supposed to go to a Fete at Quelneuc, about 5 kms from here, today, being Patrimonie Day in France. We never made it! Too tired to go anywhere other than lunch at le Pre Gallo, as recommended by our hosts.
As we pulled into the parking lot, we spied these two Zeus motorcycles. WOW! is about all we could say. French made, 2000CC and 16 valve machines. The sidecar carries two people...although slim people, as Waz said.

That is an Austin Healey to the left. Quite a lot of eye candy, today:)

Yes, there was a red one too, but not nearly as flashy as this yellow one:) I love that you can put a trailer on the back of these!...and plenty of trunk space too!

We opted to sit in the shade ...you can just see Waz's arm to the left. It is such a pretty outlook at the Etang (small lake) in Carentoir, just 4 kms up the road from the Chateau.

Apparently we could have boated around the little lake out front! well, maybe, lol.

The food was excellent. Waz chose the Duck breast slices with sauce of red seasonal fruit. He said it was a bit chewier than he expected, but the flavor was excellent.

Rarely do I choose a steak, in a restaurant, but today I chose the Entrecote with Bernaise sauce. The sauce was superb, with plenty of fresh Taragon. There was no rush with service, and we had to wait a long time for Waz's glass of Sauvignon blanc, and carafe of water. They did bring a basket of Pain Ancienne, which was a dry argument, as Waz said...nothing to wash it down with!

We went just for the Dejeurner, no entrée, and a single Café Crème to finish. Here he is pouring the hot steamed milk into his espresso. We always get a petite Galette (little biscuit) with the café.

Afterwards, we went in search of the second lake in Carentoir. We knew there was one, but hadn't found it to date.
Such a pretty place, and we decide to have a post lunch walk of about a 1 km, to walk right around it.

 I love all the huge Weeping Willow in this area.

 You can see the Liquidambar just starting to turn color. Fall is indeed here. The morning temperatures certainly tell us that. We don't go far without a coat.

I love the conical shape of these Hydrangeas...they make such a change from the round blue and pink and purple 'normal' ones.

Of course we are always looking at Real Estate. We loved this modern home. They are few and far between, but apparently there is a new wave of contemporary homes being built everywhere. This property would suit us both.

And of course, there is nothing to beat the happy face of a Sunflower!

We are sitting in the Medieval Dining Room, listening on our computers to the Rugby World Cup radio commentary of the New Zealand All Blacks game against Argentina. This is a fabulous game, so far, with Argentina ahead by 4 points at this stage! It is 10 after 7pm and we don't want to go back to our place for dinner:) Gripping stuff.
As I finish this, NZ has just scored a try to get ahead by one point. We will adjourn for dinner and hope there is a positive opening game for NZ. Argentina are to be congratulated for their opening. Dan Carter has just converted the try, and we are 19 kiwis, 16, Argentina.

P.S. The All Blacks dominated the game in the end with a score of 26/16, Argentina. The Argentinians can be very proud of the way they fought the World Champs on this Pool game and the first for both teams. Well done.

Adieu!