I woke and got up early at 5 am, to everyone’s dismay thinking it was 8 since my tablet was still in the wrong time zone. With everyone still in bed, I finished drafting my letter until the shops opened at 8:30 to buy the baguette for breakfast. The remainder of the morning was spent cleaning and packing to leave our accommodation before noon. We walked a short distance to the Regent hotel where Alison’s parents were staying and we would all stay tonight. Fortunately, all the rooms were ready so we started to settle in. Louise had an amazing room all to herself and Arlo. The boy’s room had a magnificent view across the locks to the old buildings. The hotel was very nice and well situated in the centre of Petite-France, which is the old town surrounded by waterways. We settled into lunch finishing our food from yesterday and a cup of tea. Emma and Liam arrived and they all settled in too.
In the afternoon, we went out for a walk to the covered bridge and it began to rain. Inside the bridge were statues and gargoyles from the cathedral. Sam and his friend Rose arrived which was our first meeting and she settled in with Emma in the girl’s room. With my letter complete and proofread I went down to the business centre to print it. This was more difficult than it ought to be since one printer requested authentication and the other had no paper or black ink. By splitting the letter into two files and changing the font colour, I was able to print the letter.
I was in need of a nap and was left baby minding Arlo while the others went off to explore. Alison allowed me to sleep as long as possible but was woken up with 4 minutes to get ready for assembly before dinner. We rushed down and joined the others then walked a short distance to the restaurant where we had booked a table for 10. On our return to the hotel, we planned to go to the spa but found that it had closed at 8:00. Instead, Alison made do with a bath and we both went to bed.
Chris's Wanderings 