This morning we are off for the northern area of Vend�e, on the delta of the Loire river and on the frontier of neighboring Britanny.

Our first stop is in one of the several "eco-museums" of the region.  The eco-museum is a fairly recent development in itself, but its purpose is generally to preserve the memory of a particular moment of man's relation to the natural world around him.  In that sense, our previous visit of the Chabotterie, with its gardens, orchards, and kitchens of the 18th-century, may be considered an eco-museum.