Brittany holiday cottage with heated swimming pool near Baud

After a shaky start to the week yesterday and today brought with it some wonderful sunshine at our Brittany holiday cottage with heated swimming pool near Baud for the guest to enjoy the pool.

One family staying in La Forge opted to stay and enjoy the garden and pool today while the other family in La Veille Maison took a trip to our favorite beach at Carnac.

As its the last day tomorrow for both sets of guest its a role reversal talking with them this evening as the other group head to Carnac while the others enjoy the pool.

Its very noticeable each season in that although the swimming pool is shared during the summer months its a rare day that both sets of guest stay in - that's the beauty of Brittany, with so much to see and do most guest are away from the holiday cottages most days and in fact the pool is not being used.

Naomi cleaning the pool while guest are out and about sight seeing

While the guest are out and about we get the chance to clean the pool and do jobs around the garden. I am always amazed how much work is involved in keeping every thing immaculate but then when people have booked well in advance and looking forward to there holiday its important that every thing is immaculate.

For details of things to do why not browse our local information page for La Forge.

Our Brittany holiday cottage with heated swimming pool near Baud

Over the last few days at our Brittany holiday cottage with heated swimming pool near Baud we have been out and about shopping for the garden.

Our aim has always been to create a sub tropical garden around the pool and so we bought 3 additional Banana plants along with a few new pots.

Two of the banana's have gone in the pots while the third has gone straight in to the ground to create a nice back drop behind the heated swimming pool along with the Tropicana plants.  - we have been told in the pots the plants will grow to 2 meters in height while in the ground will reach around 4 meters. 

As we have a lot of guest that return for additional holidays at either La Forge or La veille Maison we think its important that they see the garden and properties develop.

Sub Tropical planting at our Brittany holiday cottage.

The great thing for us is that the holiday cottage is in the middle of  the countryside yet so near to so many places that offer garden centers to browse through. 

Brittany holiday cottage near Baud with heated pool and gym

After almost a week off from training  yesterday at the Brittany holiday cottage near Baud with heated pool and gym I was back doing my chest.

I had had this time off after being stung repeatedly on my right hand while cutting a shrub in the garden. Its only the second attack I've encounted in 10 years while owning the holiday cottages and its always the same - a solitary black wasp living in the ground or a pot that's disturbed by me while gardening.

As soon as I was stung I put anthisan cream on the puncture site and took a antihistamine tablet but after 48 hours my hand was so swollen that I could not make a fist and the itching was unbearable for 3 or 4 days.

On day 3 I noticed the swelling starting to go down and it was not until day 6 that I felt able enough to get back in to the gym.

This year seems to be one thing after another that prevents me from getting in to the gym on a regular basis.

It was great however to get back in there yesterday and managed 100 kg for 6 reps which is not bad after all the missed sessions over the last 6 months.   My all time personal best being 160 kg for 2 reps.

The gym at our Brittany holiday cottages is available for any guest  wishing to train during there holiday.

Brittany holiday cottage with private pool and gym

Over the last few weeks at the Brittany holiday cottage with private pool and gym guest staying in both cottages have enjoyed using the gym.

Guest staying in La Veille Maison both enjoyed the gym over there 2 week holiday training 5 times per week while a family from Denmark staying in La Forge also enjoyed training together.

The gym at our holiday cottages enables any level to have a good workout.

Brittany holiday cottage with heated swimming pool and gym

Yesterday at the Brittany holiday cottage with heated swimming pool and gym was chest and triceps for me in the gym.

After carrying an injury in my right elbow 'tendinitis' for the last 3 months its been good to be able to train, pain free. I've deliberately kept the weights low to allow more recovery time but at the same time start to work the muscles.

It's so frustrating because my goal is to compete again and I know that the only way I'll be able to compete is to have regular exercise which is injury free.

As it was performing Preacher curl that caused the injury, I've swapped the machines around that's available in the gym by removing the preacher bench and replacing it with a multi function bench.

This multi function allows for more exercises to be performed so I'm looking forward to mixing up my workouts some more.

The gym at our Brittany holiday cottage is available for all our guest to use staying at either La Forge or La Veille Maison.

 The above TV interview was a great source for motivation during my twenties and I still enjoy seeing one of the greats Tom Platz excel in this interview.

Our Brittany holiday cottage with heated swimming pool

With the summer closing in fast and people realizing  that they need to book soon or miss out on there preferred holiday cottage we have a list of our final weeks remaining for the swimming pool season:

La Forge:

27th June - 11th July now reduced to £499 per week.19th September - 3rd October with the pool offered on a private basis now reduced to £400 per week.

La Veille Maison:

18th July-1st August now reduced to £1025 per week or book both weeks for £2000.22nd August now reduced to £1075 or book 10 nights for £1500

Enjoying the heated swimming pool at our Brittany holiday cottage

Brittany holiday cottage with private swimming pool and gym

After spending a few hours yesterday doing some carpentry at the Brittany holiday cottage with private swimming pool and gym - it was time to hit my chest in the gym.

With a niggling injury in my elbow over the last 3 months I have only just restarted training chest and 80 kg felt very heavy - I decided not to push it and just concentrate on doing 12 plus reps for each set.

After 6 sets of flat bench press it was then on to tricep push downs for an additional 5 sets.

Just a quick workout for 30 minutes but came in from the gym feeling better for it.

Its so frustrating at the moment because I wish to compete next year and the only way I will succeed is to be injury free.

The above video was a show back in 1993 where I placed second - I was 11st 5lbs for that show - now 23 years later I would hope in 2016 to come in as lean but weighing around 12 1/2 stone - 13 stone.


The gym at La Forge and La veille Maison is open all year and is available for guest to enjoy.