Friday 31 May 2013

The Great Baguette Hunt!

A couple of mornings ago Peter, Bob and I decided that we would like a baguette and jam for breakfast - followed by croissants later in the morning. We had moored near a town - Les Laumes the night before but had had only a short walk ashore. We had no idea where the centre of town and presumably the bakery was. The town appeared spread out and no one was around so we decided to follow our instincts and see what happened.



 Above - leaving the boat - the sign To Centre Ville (town centre) is helpful.
Two cats observed from a window but didn't give directions. A lady with a baby was otherwise occupied. We could have had some beauty treatment but the time was not right! Shoes were available but the shop was shut and that wasn't on our list.










 Finally someone to give directions - and Hey Presto around the corner it's market day. Clothes mmm - maybe not but beautiful strawberries and cherries to sample and buy. Even rotisserie meat.
And finally the bakery. Then a coffee and quick taste of the baguette before returning to the boat and enjoying the spoils. Lots of fun!















4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow Judy - what a wonderful experience - and you've only practically just begun your trip!! I'm really enjoying following your adventures and how much more exciting doing it the way you're doing rather than an organised tour!! Hopefully it won't be too long before the weather starts to warm up for you - PS to me......remember to take some gloves to Alaska - ha!!! Anyway - keep warm and well......until your next blog. Luv P xxx

Anonymous said...

Your blog is making me hungry - the croissants and farmer's market bounty look delicious! Any French moms in yoga pants or are they all that fashionably dressed? : ) Love, Sharon

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Susan on the road said...

Yum! My mouth is watering seeing your breakfast spread! Love the play by play photos. :)