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Leaving today in brilliant sunshine and no breeze. Some pics right by this little house. The house and terrace. Attached to the very bright tree above. The passageway that leads to the centre. Got up to Chateaubriant eventually only to find the hotel was like a rundown motel on the edge of town, even the edge of the industtial area. No restaurant and altogether so awful I cancelled. Booking.com very accommodating as they should be when a place reckoned 8.5 by them is barely a 4 and although advertised with a restaurant has none.  So had to quickly find somewhere else and have ended up in Rennes at a proper hotel, a Best Western, near to the centre. Parking and now having a little Michelin supper in the station complex at Paris Brest. I watched people coming and going to this amazing station. Then a man came along and unpacked 4 pairs of shoes and left them on a ledge. Within a few minute...

25 years since. I read how many other people have died since from the toxic particles in the air. Mainly asbestos and how people were told it was safe despite reports saying it was not. Same old story, cover ups. And now Trump is offering $5000 to every US adult if Republicans win in Nov. Though Vance qualified that by saying not the wealthiest!. So glad I dont live there. Check out this lighthouse. It is low down and between it and the sea is a huge dyke, not much good for a passing ship. Need to read up a bit. Went painting by an old fort which overlooks oyster farms. Thousands of cages. No doubt a centuries old industry.

Down at the port though not much water. Very high tidal range perhaps A lone battered tree. Some wildlife.

Quite debilitated now with excruciating right side pain whenever I move, ? Pulled muscle. Rest and ice pack and parked illegally outside house. Patrick, our teacher, got me an appointment with an osteapath who spent 40 minutes trying to release the muscles. We shall see by the morning. On the way back took these. The very tall plants in the first picture are massed bamboo which must be used as windbreaks for ths vines. These are wonderful trees . Ill try to get near them to photo and sketch them.

Not too hot and a bit of rain has lowered the humidity making it easier to sleep. Actually this place is quite boring. All the white houses and tiny streets but then what? Today's painting spots. This little green thing on a tree I thought was a neat little feeding station for insects only to be told it was for the boules players' cigarette butts. Life drawing. She is tall with long arms.

Painte d the eglise. Drove down to the sea via the salt pans. Then took a drive to Arts de re. Very pictiresque and hence touristy. This shows the flat farm land.