Saturday, October 27, 2012

Brittany holiday cottage with heated swimming pool and gym

For guest staying at the Brittany holiday cottage with heated swimming pool and gym we now offer a special Filipino gourmet night to enjoy finishing with a royal fan dance.

Guest staying in either La Forge or La Veille Maison can order a gourmet night at any time during there holiday, a menu will follow soon.

Its our aim to always offer that little bit extra for guest staying at the holiday cottages and we hope many will enjoy the gourmet night along with the whole holiday experience.

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Sea fishing at the estuary of Guidel

Just 35 minutes from the Brittany holiday cottages La Forge and La veille Maison is the estuary of Guidel, where on the 12th August we popped down with our rubber dingy for our first attempt of fishing from the dingy.

The day before we bought a small anchor and a length of heavy chain to attach to 20 meters of rope and we arrived at low tide to see how the bottom looked.

We rowed out to where we were going to fish and dropped the anchor, fishing from low tide until an hour after high tide.

As we were positioned in the middle of the estuary we were able to use really light tackle rather than the beach casters used when fishing from the shore. We had 2 6 foot light spinning rods and used the same set up as we do with the beach casters, with a running ledger of only 1 1/2 oz and a 3 foot trace tied to a number 1 Aberdeen long shank hook.

Using rag worm as bait we caught 7 Bass in total mostly very small but the final fish was just over 2lbs in weight, for a video of the fishing trip click here.

For guest staying at either holiday cottage fishing tackle is available.

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Brittany holiday cottage with pool

Today my girl friend and I decided to take a trip too Vannes which is just 25 miles from the Brittany holiday cottage with pool.

On a Saturday its market day and we enjoyed just walking,taking in the atmosphere of the market and stopping for a nice cup of coffee and pastry.

It was Naomi's first visit to see Vannes and she enjoyed the day in particular the 14th century cathedral and of course the coffee and pastry.

For those guest staying in La Forge or La Veille maison, Vannes is always a highly recommended place to visit.

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Brittany holiday cottage with heated pool

A few weeks ago at the Brittany holiday cottage with heated pool I created a short film on how to clean a swimming pool that has turned green with Algae, I will state that there were no guest staying at the holiday cottages that week and I deliberately allowed the pool to turn green for the purpose of making the film.

See what you think; click here to watch the film:

The pool remains clean all season for the benefit of guest staying in La Forge or La Veille Maison is is looked after on a daily basis.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Brittany holiday cottage with heated pool

This week at the Brittany holiday cottage with heated pool was a double change over so it was all hands on deck as both La Forge and La Veille Maison had guest.

It was the first guest to stay within La Veille Maison for the season, this cottage has a restricted amount of weeks available, where as La Forge is available to rent all year.

The week before the guest arrived I finished painting the en suite master bedroom of La Veille Maison and was very impressed with the final result, including the addition of some new pictures.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Brittany holiday cottage with heated swimming pool

After the success of  enlarging the lawn area at the Brittany holiday cottage with heated pool a few weeks ago, I decided to tackle another area of the garden removing another shrub and sowing some additional grass seed, creating an additional 5 square meters of lawn and usable garden.

I also popped down to a local garden center and bought some new plants for the garden including a banana plant and a new bird of paradise.

My aim for the garden at the Brittany holiday cottage is to plant a lot of semi tropical plants to enjoy while soaking up the sun  beside the swimming pool.

Friday, May 18, 2012

Brittany holiday cottage with heated pool and gym



I've been very busy pre-season at the Brittany holiday cottage with heated pool and gym by creating a new seating area in the garden.

Ive had a friend bring his digger in to remove a hazelnut tree  next to the rear gate and an additional large evergreen shrub. In there place I've sown a new lawn and placed 2 large blue flower pots where the plants were and will place a bench in between the pots for guest staying at either La forge or La Veille Maison to enjoy the late afternoon sun. In addition I have also cut away a row of hanging branches from the giant evergreen in the garden to allow more sunshine into the garden.

Its made a big difference to the look and feel to the garden, increasing the amount of lawn and allowing more light in to the garden.

The children s swing remain in the shade to keep the sun off the younger guest enjoying the holiday cottages.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Brittany holiday cottages to rent with heated pool and gym

This week at the Brittany holiday cottages to rent with heated pool and gym I installed a new piece of equipment in the gym. We now have a leg extension / leg curl machine, so with that and a squat rack you can really train your legs while staying at either La Forge or La Veille maison.

The gym is available for all guest to use and I'm always available to assist with your work outs or to train with.

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Brittany holiday cottage with private pool

Some thing new for the Brittany holiday cottage with pool blog is the friends of the Brittany holiday cottage pages and to start with I would like to introduce Cebu estate agency based in the Philippines.

For those wishing to invest in property in the Philippines its a great place to start for your search for the ideal property, with english speaking partners they are able to make the process of buying a house run smoothly.

Its Easter weekend and the pool is open at La Forge and ready for guest staying to enjoy. La Veille Maison is available to rent at the end of May so until that time the swimming pool is offered on a private basis.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Brittany holiday cottage with private pool

In November I bought my daughter a Bloodred corn snake for when she is with me during the school holidays at the Brittany holiday cottage with private pool.

She loves her time here especially when there are children of the same age staying in either La Forge or La Veille maison.

for a vedio recenly taken of 'Chilli' the snake click here:

I guess this year quite a few children staying might be asking to meet Chilli.

Monday, February 20, 2012

Brittany holiday cottage with heated pool and gym

This year I've decided to compete again at the NPA championships in September, the last show was in October 2009, the diet is not going that well but im training hard in the gym located at the Brittany holiday cottage.

Last week I managed 4 reps with 160kg for squats and tonight the aim is to do 6 reps and if I can, its up to 170kg. My goal is to be back over 180kgs in the next few months ( my personal best was 3 reps at 220kgs...but I was only 30 then..lol)

Guest staying at La Forge and La Veille masion have full use of the gym during there holiday here in Brittany and I'm always around to give assistance if needed.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Brittany holiday cottage with heated swimming pool

Book early at the Brittany holiday cottage with heated swimming pool this year to receive an early booking discount for either La Forge or La Veille maison.

One deal to mention is book 2 weeks in April or up to 19th May for just £399 per week in La Forge, normal price £599 per week.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Brittany holiday cottage with private pool and gym

Unfortunately I lost one of the chickens at the Brittany holiday cottage with private pool and gym last week, no sign that any thing had got at it as all the birds are allowed to roam the garden during the winter months. I just walked out into the garden to see the other 3 hens standing beside the corpse.

It was the largest bird of the 4 one of the Dominique birds weighing in around 10lbs, as I was not sure why it died I decided not to eat the bird...just in case.

The other 3 hens seem to be doing really well and have in fact started laying again after a couple of months without eggs.

Children staying at either La Forge or La Veille maison are welcome to collect the eggs during there stay and feed the birds.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Brittany holiday cottage with heated swimming pool

Just 25 minutes away from the Brittany holiday cottage with heated swimming pool is the TGV station at Auray and last week I took the train too Paris for a long weekend away.

For a video of the sites seen; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MdiqUUtBXk&feature=related


The train journey took about 3 1/2 hours and I did enjoy Paris but it was so nice to come back home to the quieter life of Kerbourbon and the Brittany holidays cottages.

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Brittany holiday cottage with private heated pool

With in half an hour of the Brittany holiday cottage with private heated pool is the Bar de Etel one of my favorite fishing locations.

My fishing buddy contacted me last week to ask if I wanted a fishing day down at Etel Tuesday just gone, the weather conditions were perfect with a coefficient of 88.

Low tide was at 11.30 am and the following high tide at 17.35 and we decided to start fishing at 10am and fish both aspects of the tide finishing at 19.00.

I popped too the Vannes decathlon which is only 25 minutes from La Forge and La Veille Maison first thing in the morning to see if they had any rag worm in stock. They had about 10 boxes but on inspection the boxes were all filled with manky looking worms that all appeared dead, one box was almost empty. Its so important to inspect the boxes before taking them away.

It was worth a try getting the worms as I always feel more confident when worms are on the hook, but my mate was popping down a local fish mongers to pick up some fresh mackerel.

When I arrived at Etel he announced he had also managed to get some live shrimp and some squid and had talked to the fish monger to find out that the locals were catching Pollock and the odd Bass.

With a view of getting into a turbot I decided to fish the final flow of the tide on its way out close in with the Mackerel. With no bites for either of us for the next 2 hours, the tide had turned and was now on its way in, I decided to switch tactics and try the live shrimp hooked just through the tails to keep them alive.

I had 2 bites in concession that looked like your typical flatfish bite but on retrieval the shrimp heads had been taken and the bodies remained. My mate switched to the shrimp also, casting out into the fast water and after 30 minutes had a stonking bite and brought in a 3 lb Wrasse.

Spirits improved after the catch and we concentrated on the shrimp only for it to go very quite again and we ended up finishing at 19.00 with just the one fish.

On the whole even though I did not catch I really enjoyed the day, the sun was out and I had to take some of my layers off as I got to warm in the afternoon.

Our next fishing trip will be in March.

There is always a beach rod available for guest staying in La Forge or La Veille Maison for those wishing to have a few hours fishing on the coast.

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Brittany holiday cottage with heated swimming pool

The chickens at the Brittany holiday cottage with heated pool had not laid any eggs for over 5 weeks, i thought it due to a moult but when i looked up why chickens stop laying the most common reason is that in the winter months they simply don't get enough sun light to stimulate egg production.

With that in mind over the last week I have allowed the chickens out to forage around in the garden and in doing so gave them more access to sun light. The chicken run is surrounded by trees and I guess during the winter months the trees are screening the run from what direct sun light there is because this week I had my first eggs after the chickens roaming free.

Children staying at La Forge and La Veille maison are more than welcome to look for eggs during there stay and feed the birds.

Friday, January 6, 2012

Brittany holiday cottage with private swimming pool



Just 3 miles from the Brittany holiday cottage with private swimming pool is the market town of Baud, this Christmas my parents and daughter enjoyed the festivities in France with me.

For New years eve I booked a table at La Cheval Blanc a great restaurant within Baud just 5 min from La Forge and La Veille Maison. My father and I enjoyed a dozen oysters each which were really lovely.

For a video of the restaurant that night click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ncYQvYNcWU&list=UUmpNDosSYInVhWEkKhuH4lQ&index=1&feature=plcp

You only have to read the guest reveiws within the website of La Forge to see how much they have enjoyed La Cheval Blanc.