Fumel footwork and family

Heatwave in France, Kevin escapes Malta from the heat, however he is not on the winning side in June this year!

Monday I had a coffee at the Brit Hotel in Fumel then took off on foot, through familiar territory, destination LeClerc (supermarket) on the other side of the river.

The start of the journey was very pleasant all downhill…

This year (as opposed to last) the roadworks are all finished…providing a very pleasant dustless stroll…towards the bridge

Over the Lot river…looking back up to the village of Fumel.

Midday sun warming up and overhead, not much in the way of a shady side of the street…

Whikst sharing the footpath with the giant pot plants….being a flora lover, this area provides an abundance of colourful wildflowers and greenery.

However, I was very pleased to arrive at the air conditioned supermarket for a cooler respite. Spending an hour or so perusing the aisles and collecting mostly only what was on my list, mindful I needed to carry back..

By now the temperatures had risen further, mid afternoon to a mere 38 degrees C

The Lot river having been lowered by 3.5 meters as the new lock is being constructed…

And this Kiwi was starting to break out in a sweat… the long straight walk back home beside the old iron factory did provide a slightly shaded footpath, and conveniently dotted iron benches to plonk myself (and my shopping) on for a few minutes respite!

Consequently on arrival, I downed a bottle of electrolytes and jumped in a cold shower…and collapsed in the garden with a cold beer!

Yesterday was a big garden day…Rols was on lawn duties…

I planted wildflower seeds and sunflower seeds, watered the garden and dealt with washing…while Kev…

Had his project to build a planter box around this old double concrete tub, that had been deposited in the back yard..and is now immovable (due to its weight) ….. Tools out and sweat on!

The day rolled on…the engineering heads (three of us) , hammer hands and tiring backs collaborated…. And the building progressed…

The Kiwis got hotter- after a late lunch…Rols retired for a short rest before his evening work…Kevin and I collected some more wood, dirt and plants to complete the project!

The homeward straight was a tiring, sweat drenched, determined exercise, however being Bonnici’s we were not giving up until complete..at 7pm …

After showers we could enjoy our beer, and newly created ambiance of freshly planted herbs and flowers!

A light snack and barely the energy to climb the two flights of stairs to lie flat!