June 2009 Update
What a busy few weeks we’ve had this Spring, with every pitch being occupied many nights. So much so that we called in the big diggers again, and installed five more hardstandings, with a net gain of four as we have had to lose one to gain access to the others. Nevertheless, we now have ten fully serviced hardstandings, plus three that for the time being have electricity only, fresh water and waste water disposal being dealt with centrally.
Below is a picture of Pascal, our electrician, finishing installation of one of the two central electricity pillars on the Upper Lawn, with one of the seven smaller pillars that are around the exterior of the Upper Lawn in the background
There is plenty of room still for those who want lawn pitches, useful as for several nights recently we had five tents on the Upper Lawn, four of these being occupied by visitors from Belgium who are taking time each year to walk part of the route to Santiago de Compostela. This is clearly a popular activity, as we have enjoyed visits previously from those making this pilgrimage, and we have a party of twelve calling here in July.
We have also been putting finishing touches to the facilities at Parc Verger. OK, there’s still some painting to do, but we now have a ramp up to the door of the sanitary unit - our thanks to Roger Sault (kneeling in photograph below) for his help in this and in preparing the cement bases for the electricity pillars on the Upper Lawn.
and a vegetable preparation and washing up area.
The gardens here are gradually maturing, and we have enjoyed a fine show of colour this year. We have deliberately left several areas with uncut grass and as a result have seen wild flowers developing. This has applied to areas within the long hedge next to Gilbert’s property, and the combination of more flowers on the main beds and the wild areas has meant a major increase in the number of butterflies everywhere here.
We want to send our greetings at this time to Brian and Sue Kirk. Many visitors have met Brian and Sue, both of whom have helped us in many ways over the past three years, and are aware that Brian is unwell and thus has been unable to be with us this summer. We wish you a full recovery soon, Brian, and hope that you will be able to come to Parc Verger for a visit this autumn.
