Ferry, cheese and play

Friday saw us catch the ferry across the ditch to France. It was a beautiful 4 hour crossing that saw us sitting on the top deck in the glorious sun shine. It was so nice to just sit and read my book while taking in just how busy the channel is. Boats everywhere!

The sight of the French coast line is impressive. The shear cliff faces and the French provincial buildings. It doesn't take long and we are on the move. Four hours later we are arriving at ceauce 

"le haute fresnay", the place we will call home for the next week. 

The girls are over the moon to be running around on the lush green grass that is surrounded by trees with the sound of the running stream in the background. Time is almost a foreign entity in this part of the world. Dinners haven't happened before 8pm since we arrived and you know what ........ It works. It's relaxed and it makes life nice. 

We have our own house and the girls all have their own space without falling over each other and their suitcases. 

Bedtime for the girls came at about 10.30, maybe later?! In saying that they never woke the next day until after 10 for the twins and the older 2 were after 11am! My kids are awesome sometimes. 

So today we had a casual stroll through the local village, a walk around a beautiful pond that had wildlife everywhere. Frogs, fish, lizards and even otters!!! Then we headed toward a bigger village  Bagnoles de l'orne for lunch. The place was bustling with people, more a tourist destination. We had some lovely lunch, maybe a couple of mojitos were drank, hehe. Then we went for a walk around the town and ended going on a pedalling boat. The girls loved it. A few minor accidents happened with Miss Emerson, but she is a little trooper and got on with her day!

As I sit in the garden after eating lots of cheese, bread and meat for dinner. I'm relaxed, so very relaxed. Words can't describe how gorgeous this country is. I'm off now to play with the girls until it's time for bed. Tomorrow we head to a castle in the sea.