Réveillon de la Saint-Sylvestre

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Fort Mahon in the morning and then a fishy feast for New Years Eve.

Le Caveau

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Must remember "Le Pot du Clape" is closed January/February!!!! Lunch at the "Brasserie le Caveau" in the main square of Montreuil.

New Gloves

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Le Touquet in the morning and then a bike ride around part of the "Shelduck" route in the afternoon.

Flexiplus

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A delay of an hour waiting on the train while they removed a broken down locomotive from the tunnel, but the wine made up for it!

Merry Christmas

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Saturday Market

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A visit to a rainy Rue Market.

Mussels from a Shell

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Cheese from "La Cèvrerie de Châteauneuf" at a very reduced Fort-Mahon market. An afternoon walk on a very windy Quend-Plage watching the gulls dropping shells from a hight to break them and get at the mussels within, a flock of Sandpipers were feeding at the waters edge.

Beaujolais Nouveau

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Il pleut des cordes on the way to Auchan at Boulogne.

Amiens

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Shopping followed by galettes at "Crêperie La Mangeoire".

Sorrus

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A windy walk around the countryside starting and finishing at the church in Sorrus.

Woodworm!!

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Treating the woodworm in the morning and an afternoon of gardening.

Sunday Market

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Saint Valery market in the morning.

Foire aux Vins 2

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Some more wine shopping on the way home.

Heading out to Sea

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Agneau de pré-salé from the butchers in Saint-Valery.

Foire aux Vins

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The third meeting of the Copropriété, held for the first time at the Stables. Some nice wine from Carrefour Market and a possible sighting of a Purple Heron.

Fête du Miel

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An afternoon visit to the honey festival at the Musée de l'abeille in Bouin-Plumoison.

Tide Comming in

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Arrived early in Quend so plenty of time for a walk around the causeway to Le Crotoy for lunch at "Restaurant du Port".

Almost Provence

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A long drive down on Saturday due to "Operation Stack", but Sunday's weather made up for it!

Poppies

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A long detour to the market in Saint-Valery due to roadworks and a walk around Quend in the afternoon.

Wimereux

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Visits to very windy Ambleteuse and Wimereux on the way to Quend.

Disappointing 2

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A visit to the Art Fair in Fort-Mahon-Plage.

Baie d'Authie

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A walk around the Bay from "L'auberge de la Madelon Fleurie".

Disappointing

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A visit to the Art Fair in Quend-Plage.

Réderie des Rameaux

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Return home but time for a walk through the Réderie along Rue de la Mairie to buy a couple of postcards.

Petit Chat

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A lazy day with a visitor to the Stables.

Crécerelle

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Fort-Mahon market and views of a Kestrel in the afternoon.

Le Touquet

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A visit to the market and crepes at "La Villa Gourmande".

Reflections

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A walk around Saint-Valery, then onto Le Crotoy for lunch at "Restaurant du Port".

Coffee and Macaroons

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Shani and Clive arrive, coffee and macaroons at "La Buvette de la Plage"

Une balade à vélo à froid

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Some gardening and a cold ride to Quend-Plage, chocolat chaud at the "Monkey Bar" to warm up before returning home.

Dimanche de Pâques

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A sunny day, Easter eggs and a long walk around Le Marais at Longpre-les-Corps-Saints.

Fressin

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Agincourt and the ruined château at Fressin, lunch at "Le Pot du Clape".

Foire aux Vins

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A wet day, shopping at Fort-Mahon and Berck.

Le Pot du Clape est ouvert

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Soup, charcuterie and cheese at the "Le Pot du Clape" after a sunny walk around the walls at Montreuil-sur-Mer, then on to Berck-sur-Mer and a stroll along a crowded "Promenade Debeyre" to watch the Grandes Marées.

Pot du Clape interior.

Marée Exceptionnelle

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A snowy drive across the South Downs to the tunnel. Lunch at the creperie "Sel et Sucre" in Saint-Valery. The high tide almost covered Quai Digue Nord.

Rainy Day

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St-Valery for some shopping and a very brief view of a phoque in the pouring rain.

Christmas Lights

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A walk around Quend in the evening.

Le Pot du Clape est fermé

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Lunch at "Le Vauban" in Montreuil-sur-Mer, followed by a walk around the ramparts in the sun.

New Years Day

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A walk along the beach at Le Crotoy in the morning and a gorgeous sunset. Also heard a Little Owl during the night.