And that turned up this morning, so I launched an attack on the back door. That is one of those hollow plastic doors and so I had to cut out the shape of the hole in both leaves and then stiffen it between the outer and the inner skin with some wood offcuts.<\/p>\n
Anyway, it’s done and up to the present, Chaupette isn’t sure exactly what to make of it<\/p>\n
Plenty of things to see around here, such as the nice little cottages. Once you leave the built-up area of Port Joinville, most of the houses in the villages scattered across the island look like this.<\/p>\n Typical single-story bungalows that were generally homes for local fishermen back in former times Most of the cottages now are holiday homes – second homes owned by people from Paris and the like who just come here in the summer and leave the place looking empty and derelict out of season.<\/p>\n In the street where Cecile’s mum lives, I think that there are only two other houses that are permanently occupied.![\"port](\"http:\/\/www.lesguis.com\/images\/1306\/1306074.jpg\")
<\/a>Later on this afternoon we went for a walk – a nice, pleasant little stroll in the countryside in the lovely early evening.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n<\/a>Nothing like that now, unfortunately. Even if there are any fishermen still on the island, they wouldn’t be able to afford anything here<\/p>\n
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