We arrived from London to La Rochelle Sunday afternoon, again with no problems whatsoever. Taylor and I loved how cute the La Rochelle airport is. Pretty sure only one flight can land at a time; and there is only one baggage claim carousel for example. Keegan’s grandparents and aunt and uncle greeted us at the airport. Everybody is extremely nice. His grandparents brought us back to their house on the island, and I am in love with it! Taylor, Keegan, and I are in the detached guest house. There is a pretty courtyard area outside between the buildings, plus trees and a garden. The architecture here is gorgeous! And the little streets are so cute. I’m in love J. Also, I’m glad we are back to driving on the right side of the road again!
After arriving, we had tea (this was my first tea experience and I actually liked it). But it probably helped that we had some delicious galette (cake) and cookies with it! Dinner was great as well: cold cut chicken legs/meat, thin Spanish ham, French bread (of course), cheese after, and then dessert yogurt. Mint chocolate- yummy! I feel like we are getting in better shape just by being forced to eat less processed food. It’s great. And after dinner we went to bed and all slept in, which was much needed after the early morning for the parade.
Today after petit dejuner (breakfast), the three of us road bikes around town. We went to the ocean, which was a tad chilly but still pretty, road around the village, stopped by the market/town centre, and then headed back to freshen up before lunch. Lunch was a fun barbeque with lots of Keegan’s family! I’m getting used to kissing on the cheek now J. It was really fun to meet everyone. I am enjoying being in a place where English is not the first language. The adults do speak it well though so we were filled in on what the conversations were about often. The bbq was delicious as well. I didn’t realize how many courses there would be! Appetizers: crackers, melon, crushed olives and something, chorizo, peanuts, cubes of cheese, etc. And to drink, Sangria! I actually liked it. Haven’t really had any wine… Keegan always has a glass for me. Then we had “hot dogs” but they are much different than ours. Still good! Then some kind of sausage, which I tried and didn’t hate lol. Then we had pasta salad, followed by the main meat options: chicken, lamb, and duck. Plus bread, obviously. Afterwards, we had 2 cake options, one made by Keegan’s cousin Juliett. The chocolate was my fave! Very rich. Then came coffee and afterwards the family left and it was siesta time.
Later in the evening, Keegan’s grandparents took us to Saint Martin, a fortified village on the island. It was beautiful and very interesting. Keegan’s grandpa filled us in on all the history behind it. We saw structures from the 16th century. It’s amazing that it lasted that long, especially since many structures have been destroyed from wars. There is a really old fort that is still used as a prison. After touring this area, we went back to their village for crepes. Keegan has told me about this place many times, so it was very fun to go there and experience it. Now we are all ready for bed, as tomorrow promises to be another fun day! I don’t want to leave France after this trip ends. Definitely coming back here someday J. Au revoir!
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