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9 mai à Saint-Malo – May 9 in Saint-Malo

09 Monday May 2016

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Monday May 9, 2016 is VERY quiet! The forecast is for 80% chance of rain, but no chance after 15:00.

We worked on homework and household chores until after lunch.

Around 16:00 we took a walk and decided to wear our raincoats, just in case. Good thing we were prepared, because it drizzled and rained lightly the entire hour we were walking.

We walked to the Port Saint-Louis and dropped off garbage, recycling, and glass bottles which are the only thing separated from the rest of the recycling. The air smells bad. We have never been here when it smelled like this. It’s almost a “grain” or soybean smell but very unpleasant.

At Port Saint-Louis we walked up about 30 steps to get to the top of the ramparts.  We walked across the top of the ramparts to the Chateaubriand area.  As we walked on the ramparts by the Plage du Bon Secours we saw that a group of men were playing pétanque.

Men playing pétanque

Men playing pétanque

Our first stop was the pharmacy for sun screen and vitamins. Sandy had the boxes from the previous items we had purchased at the pharmacy, so it was easy to ask for new items. These items are not always available in grocery stores and are considered “para-pharmacy” items.

Our second stop was at La Maison du Pain for a fresh baguette for dinner.

After we returned to the apartment, the plumber Gilles, stopped by to fix our shower faucet. It was just plugged up in the nozzle. Since it was partially clogged, the nozzle was not able to pass enough water volume through to switch on the hot water heater.  By removing the clog the nozzle  allowed enough water to flow through to get the water heater to ignite.  We remembered one day right after we arrived when there was a problem with the water for a couple of hours.  The water was a disgusting brown color but then cleared up. There must have been a lot of sediment in the water that day and it clogged up our nozzle. Problem solved in less than 5 minutes. Our shower tomorrow should feel like Niagara Falls!  Thank you Mr. Gilles the Plumber.

Jour 46 à Saint-Malo – Day 46 in Saint-Malo

02 Wednesday Jul 2014

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Ce matin, nous avons pris le bus à la Société de Secours catholique, la même organisation qui a tenu la brocante à domicile nous avons magasiné à samedi dernier. Nous avons marché environ 1 km chaque direction après nous sommes descendus du bus. Nous avons donné tous les pots et des casseroles, nous avons utilisé les deux dernières années. Depuis que nous avons rénové la cuisine et avoir une nouvelle cuisinière à induction, nous ne pouvions pas utiliser les ustensiles anciens.

P1000869Autour de 16 heures cet après-midi nous sommes allés à la plage pour 25 minutes. Nous avons essayé les tapis de plage en rotin que nous avons et nous assurer que nous n’avons pas eu un coup de soleil. C’était marée basse près et il y avait beaucoup d’espace de plage. Nous avons regardé les gens qui sortent de Grande Be et Petite Be. Il y avait beaucoup de gens qui vont la plate-forme de plongée dans la piscine. Nous avons acheté cabillaud et Phil P1000874cuisiné pour notre dîner. Il était très bon et meilleur goût pour moi que la première fois que nous avions. C’était une belle journée chaude autour de 74 F, même si elle se sentait beaucoup plus chaud au soleil.

This morning we took the bus to the Catholic Relief Society, the same organization that held the garage sale we shopped at last Saturday. We walked about 1 km each direction after we got off the bus.  We donated all of the pots and pans we used the last two years.  Since we remodeled the kitchen and have a new induction stove, we could not use the old utensils.

Around 4 pm this afternoon we went to the beach for 25 minutes.  We were trying out the rattan  beach mats we have and making sure we didn’t get sunburned.  It was almost low tide and there was lots of beach space.  We watched people walking out to Grande Be and Petite Be islands. There were many people going off the diving platform in the swimming pool. We bought cod (cabillaurd) and Phil cooked it for our dinner.  It was very good and tasted better to me than the first time we had it. It was a lovely warm day around 74 F even though it felt much warmer in the sun.