Camping & Cryptography

Arthur brought his spy kit on holiday so we spent an enjoyable hour on the Caesar cypher and the pigpen code before demonstrating to some French kids how we cracked the Enigma code and won the war for the cheese eating surrender monkeys.

I remembered that we had all we needed for some secret messages so I cracked open the Jif and got Arthur do do sone writing which we set to dry in the sun. I then lit one of the citronella candles and we set about warming the paper to reveal the hidden words.

This covert activity went unnoticed by children of all ages from across the campsite who didn't rush across desperate to have a go, which was good because that meant no second degree burns when their secret messages set alight.





Last night we prayed to St Nav again and headed out for dinner aiming for the Cheval Blanc about 10 miles away. When we arrived it looked... ok. The bar was open but there was no food being served. However, the genial barman said we could leave our car in his car park and visit another restaurant down the street - Le Goût des Choses. We're glad we did because that's where we discovered the meal of our hols. A fantastic Menu Enfant saw Merri eating a beautiful piece of fish with potatoes, whilst Arthur tucked into steak and veg.

Lisa and I had a menu constructed entirely from local produce including foie gras with pigeon, some amazing cheeses, an exquisite lamb dish which look like deep fried mars bar, in a good way, and a delicious mille feuille to close.