Clos la Madeleine

Our next wine-tasting took place at Clos la Madeleine, near Saint Emilion, France (link to video):   Continue reading →

Château Haut-Grelot

We visited our first vineyard–Chateau Haut-Grelot. The video below shows a bit of the private tour we enjoyed (link in case the player window is not visible): Later, we had lunch at Le Marainaud and in the evening walked around the Terres D’Oseaux (Land of Birds), a wetland reserve (link to video): Continue reading →

In Bourg

We left Great Britain and flew to Bordeaux with friends. Our first excursion was a morning walk around the town of Bourg, an ancient village built on a limestone promontory in the time of the Romans . If you look closely at the buildings and walls, you can see remnants of coral and other marine deposits. … Continue reading →

Bees, Chickens, and Oaks

We recently visited friends in Great Britain. The following videos show a bit of our trip to their home and the village of Lympstone in Devon. Bees, Chickens, & Oaks (direct link to video) Lympstone Village (direct link to video) Continue reading →