I should add before I close, that this week is among our most active with regard to visits.  Today we stay at home in Les Sables and will gather again this afternoon to see the salt marshes that for centuries made commercial fishing possible.  Stay tuned for that.

Later this week, we head off for the nearby Loire Valley.  I hope to have pages from this afternoon up before we leave.  When we leave for the Loire we may be offline for a couple of days.  Not to worry.  I'll give you a report by this weekend.