Going underground

We gave the kids the choice of visiting the same cave as last year or a different one – they all wanted the same one again.  So, praying Flo could make it up the steep climb (which she did thanks to ‘G’ gear again!) we made it there for 11am.  The French CD course I've been listening to before coming has really helped with my French this year – I know a lot more instinctively and I’m quicker translating than previously.  I asked the lady for our tickets and audio, and obviously thought I’m so good that she then gave me all the instructions in French – explained when the tour was leaving, where to get the audio sets from etc. all in French and then asked for the cash in English!! So funny, numbers are never something I struggle with so was strange to have all these instructions in French and then “twenty five euros please”!!

The children really needed the loo so I told Chris to take them whilst I collected the audio – we had heard the call for our tour before I’d even paid so I said they had to be quick – however we remembered Seren’s ‘accident’ here last year so weren’t taking any chances!  However, by the time they got back the tour had left so we had to run down the cave entrance shaft in the pitch black to catch up!!!  Classic us – good job we knew where we were going from last year.  The tour was amazing again, as it was last year and we all really enjoyed it.  I was tempted to buy a jug from the gift shop as I've been looking out for one for flowers, it was very pretty and sparkly having dripped on for 12 months in the cave but for 40E I couldn’t convince myself – I’ll probably regret it!!!  

Kids played in the playground for a bit and then we left to go the supermarket (again!) at St. Cyprien; it’s a lovely village with a huge abbey on the cliff side.  The town was busy as there was a market in the main street.  We unfortunately couldn’t find a parking spot so went straight to the supermarket and stocked up – Chris is cross to see a huge freezer full of ice and after last year’s shenanigans looking for it he quite frankly can’t believe they have so much!!  Chris promised the kids a bbq tonight so prawns, sausage and steak were bought ready – we also found pretzel sticks that are a safe snack for Rennie. The Brico was closed for lunch much to Chris’ annoyance as he wants to buy a tarpaulin!

We got Evan trunks at the supermarket so he doesn’t have to wear his pants anymore and also Seren and Morgan another bikini as I can’t stand the stress of losing them again!!  At the pool we've made friends with children who have diving sticks which keep the kids busy for hours so we were looking for them at the shop but they don’t sell them.  They did however have much nicer looking flipflops for Chris – I have a feeling that these are going to turn into the new ‘great chair hunt’ of last year!!!  Chris is now officially over his flipflop phobia of the past and agrees that they are very comfy.  Morgan feels very grown up in her new bikini so much she won’t take it off!!

We had a lovely afternoon in the pool again, Seren was nearly in there for 3 hours without a break!!  Ended up sat next to a Welsh speaking family from Tenby, which was a bit bizarre!!  The little girl is ‘Nia Seren’ so we became her new best palls!!  There was a band on at the bar this evening, the 1^st ‘entertainment’, it was really nice listening to them sing a mixture of English and French songs.