Photo opportunity on the hanging bridge at la Maison du Foret
Photo opportunity on the hanging bridge at la Maison du Foret
Picture of Arnd

Arnd

We got off to a slow start today, mainly due to remnants of jet lag and the lengthy process of unpacking suitcases. We had a breakfast at the local bakery before getting on the highway and driving to our first day’s series of walks and hikes. We started off with the site at “Maison de la Forêt” and opted to take the long hike around the forest, which proved that Sandra’s normal sandals were sub-optimal for the task at hand; while the hiking sandals that Sascha had brought along for me definitely were up to the task.

The next step was the “Cascades aux Ecrevisses” (Crayfish falls) and we took a dip in the clear but surprisingly cold water coming down the hills in order to cool off after the walk. From there we drove up and over the hill and took the scenic drive back; passing Deshaies where we stopped for a bite to eat and then passing the “Plage de Cluny” where we spontaneously decided to take a break and that beach was certainly worth it. I hadn’t played around at body-surfing in a long time but I gave it a whirl anyway and had a great time.

We returned home after taking a brief detour to the Zone Industrielle in order to get some coffee pods and search for a new glass microwave turntable plate; after showering we opted for a simple pizza dinner ashore before retiring for the night.


My old hosting company, who will remain unnamed although their name starts with “go” and the end rhymes with “baddy”, changed their software with little notice and the original SV-ZANSHIN.COM site stopped working overnight. 

Every.  Single.  Page. 

 

So I’ve transitioned to another provider. These original pages have been migrated, but all the formatting and other features are gone and the will still contain numerous display issues and formatting anomalies. 

The manual effort of conversion is too much and not worth the effort involved. Over 1000 blog diary pages like this one are going to remain in this condition. The pictures are full-scale, but won’t expand when clicked. But you can can copy them to view them in their original splendour.