So we decided we would stay he another day as there were so many things we hadn’t done yet. We started the day with croissants and pain au chocolate outside in the sunshine, a yummy coffee and planning session straight after. We needed to pack up the van enou to drive away, as we had promised Fraser that he could get some water shoes and we all wanted to have a try at catching some prawns after we watched everyone doing it the day before. We cleared it with the owner that we were allowed to extend up stay and headed off in search of supplies.

It would seem that vital supplies are cheese, pâté, baguette, olives and fruit, with the addition of some local seafood and the gear to go rock pooling ( jelly shoes and nets, along with a bucket and spade….. Although as soon as I got outside the super market I found that I had already packed it them!

Caroline’s French is improving, well her English in a French accent! It’s hilarious that she does it without even knowing it now! I understand she is fluent in many langages!

We left the supermarket and headed towards Granville center, where we found a beautiful old city with a fishing port, medieval castle or fort and a light house…. Truly beautiful, and a great place to stop for a picnic lunch.

With Fraser begging for a nap we headed back to the campsite, where disappointingly the sun didn’t have his hat on. I hit a problem with our solar panel…. I accidentally left the fridge on the leisure battery when I went into the super market, flattening the battery, leaving it too low to be charged by the solar panel. I realised at the fuse had blown which charged it from the main battery…. Expertly changed the fuse, topped up the battery with a smaller solar panel and then ran the engine long enough to give us the 6v we needed to get back onto the sunshine. It took me 2 hours to resolve it but I was so chuffed when I’d had to get the tool kit out for the first time myself! Girl power!

When Fraser woke up we put on our new beach shoes and headed off following on the tails of the seasoned foragers! The bad weather had obviously put a lot of people off but we were not deterred! We headed into the sea, chatted up a local fisherman so we could understand the technique, and then caught 5 prawns, a crab and learn loads about the sea…. The children absolutely loved it…. They were slashing about, digging up hermet crabs, penny made friends with a crab called “shelly” then cried proper tears when we had to set her free…. We were out for hours… Too many hours as we got back when the children were so tired they turned into monkeys! A wonderful day has given 2 scamps some great memories and 2 pooped grown ups!

Tomorrow we need to head off and find a new home…. I’m sure it will be great but grandville, I will be back to see you again, it’s been wonderful!