The house

The house we rented was at the end of the long driveway that you saw in yesterday's post. Between it and the road were the owners' house, a swimming pool and picnic shelter, and a garage/out building. Our house felt very private with no neighbors (except the owners) to be seen. There were three bedrooms and one bath. The kitchen was comfortable and well equipped. The great room, living and dining, was spacious and included a large tv and a huge, slippery, leather sofa; we each slid off a few times.

One of the bedrooms was a converted garage (there's a new, larger garage to the left, just out of the photo). The living room is behind the shutters on the right. The covered terrace is around the corner.

Outside was a covered terrace with bbq equipment (we didn't make use of that), a large table where we ate most of our meals, and a big back yard. The property, separated from the owners' house and garage by a gate, was nearly as big as our property here in the Loire Valley. And, as I mentioned, there were no other neighbors to be seen. The house itself had a southern feel, almost tropical, with its salmon color and southern-style clay tile roof. The illusion was helped along by the balmy weather we had all week.

One end of the covered terrace was filled with lounge chairs. Not in the photo (to the right) are the dining table and bbq, with more chairs for relaxing.

With three bedrooms, the place could accommodate at least six people. But with only one bath, it might prove a challenge to get up and out in the mornings. With just us two, it was easy.