Few Days in France - Wednesday 1st - Sunday 5/5/13 - Days 1-2

It was so lovely to head back home to France for a few days. The clinical trial at the Beatson has still to be approved and we are hopeful for James to get admission to this over the next few weeks. After a good flight, bus and train, we arrived at Le Creusot TGV Station at 3.15pm, and our good friend and gardener Louis picked us up and took us back to La Brulerette. It was pouring with rain when we arrived, but as we reached our home, the sun shone for our arrival. Louis has obviously been looking after things very well indeed, the garden was neat and tidy and he had laid our new slabs alongside the grass/vegetable garden. It was great to see the cherry trees in bloom and the garden starting to come alive again after quite a harsh winter. Louis told us that there had been a huge amount of rain in France recently and we saw evidence of this with the farmers fields flooded and the rivers very swollen. Louis had also installed our new wc and he couldn't wait to show us how the soft close lid worked - obviously not every home in France has these and Louis told us how his grand children always clunked his down all the time making lots of noise! Our lovely neighbours Daniel and Noelle popped around in the afternoon to see us and wish us well, as they were going on holiday in their campervan on Friday for a few weeks. After a great night's sleep, we headed off early on Thursday to Decize and started unpacking our personal stuff from Ginger Grouse II, in beautiful sunshine. After a lovely lunch at the hotel at the marina, we paid our dues at the office who kindly only charged us winter rates and then we set off the 2 hour drive to Chalon Sur Saone, for our meeting with Chalon Nautic, who are going to attempt to sell the boat on our behalf. Paperwork done and dusted, and arrangement made for them to trailer the boat from Decize on Tuesday, we headed back home knackered! As soon as we arrived back, our other neighbours Mai and Marie Claude arrived to wish us well and gave James a lovely little card signed by their families wishing him Bon Sante! Everyone is so kind and thoughtful.