September and winding up to leave the boat here in Aigues-Morte for the winter.

Weather definitely cooler- we have has incredible winds for the last 5 days....

Lots of decluttering and sorting out what we want to take back with us in our luggage. 

We are flying China airways so we get 2 x 23kgs suitcases plus hand wheely bag EACH.....???oh what shall we bring back -- mayb our whole life?? 

Had a another good entertaining night out again with the Neighbourhood group from the marina, to a local ranch for drinks,food and a show.  Some pictures of how the riders coral the bulls when they move them through the ranches and towns. The horses are amazing>>>>

And Max chatted to one of the old ranch hands who just really looked like John Wayne.😃 

Its a dogs life-- sunday afternoon snooze on the boat....

Sunday Sept  22nd- So we finally leave Aigues-Morte and head off back towards northern France.

We had a lovely stop to visiting Lesley and Peter, and Bernice and Stephen ( Old skiing friends from Newcastle) in the Alps...

After leaving there we went to visit Max's uncles grave.  

James Calder was a pilot assigned to the RAF and was shot down on 18th November 1943.

The War commision have done an amazing job indentifing these heroes - these 7 graves are the only war related ones in the small village graveyard in Souain near Reims.

But there are large memorials to WW1 locally.

The farmers have been active here as well....We love these signs...

AND finally off to blighty.

Back onto the Ferry from Calais to Dover- lovely weather!!!

We have been spendimg these last days packing and seeing friends.

And onto the start of a new adventure in New Zealand.....on thursday - arriving Auckland 12th October.

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