We set off for Lermot on thursday 8th and had a night on the coast.  Very nice, except we discovered on Friday a problem with the Van's fridge.  This meant we had to zoom off to Quintin just after lunch on Friday 9th, and go into a campsite to sort things out.

Lovely picture of the van in the campsite.  Perry manage to sort the fridge out - thank goodness.

Signed on on Saturday, and off I go.  It was a bit fresh to start with and then got very hot - too hot in fact.

This is what I managed.  As soon as the prize giving was over, we set off for Ducey to meet up with Pierre for his painting day.  Turns out Daniel Giffard and Theo were there as well.  They banged on our van at 11.00 p.m. to make sure we would be ready for painting the next day!  Sunday was a good painting day, except I forgot to take a picture.  The paintings are submitted and then put up for auction a week later. Sunday evening we set off for Hirel near Vivier sur Met (Baie de Mont St Michel).  Stayed there for three days because it was lovely and hot.  Unfortunately, on the last day, Bertie developed an upset tummy.  Left on Wednesay 14th for Jugon les Lac.  Bertie woke me up in the night, again with his upset tummy.  So I walked him round at 3.00 a.m. and boy is Jugon dark at night! Not a street lamp, nothing.  We had to walk in the middle of the road to make sure we didn't bump into anything.

Thursday 15th - found a nice spot in a little park.  There were loads of ducks, so I made an attempt.  Fortunately I had finished drawing them before they flew off.  Got runner up.  Bertie still had an upset tummy. Moved on to Lanfains for the evening.  Friday 16th set off for L'Etang Neuf (stupid name for a place). Obviously by a lake, but it is also where a museum for the Resistance is located.  Unfortunately, didn't appear to be much to paint. 

View of l'Etang Neuf.  Fortunately the painting included the village of St Connan, so after sign on, moved on to St Connan.

Bertie having a good sniff round. Unfortunately, still with upset tummy.

St Connan - just to give some idea of people peinting just about everywhere.

Me having a go at something!

This is what it should look like!

How about that for concentration.

And here's my effort! Very hot all day.  After the prize giving we went back to Hirel, managed to have take away Moules and Chips (lovely), but Bertie still had an upset tummy.  Took him to the vet on Monday, and after parting with 50 euros, two injects and loads of medicine, it appears he probably ate some garbage.....what a dog.  He is now much better.