On Friday we woke up, packed up our things and spent one last morning in St. Malo. We picked up some pastries and sandwiches from the bakery by the city gates, and we brought them to the beach. Ammon, Mary and Clarissa all ate their food quickly so they could spend time playing in the sand. The tide came up so quickly that within an hour their sand castle was washed away and the water was lapping at the brick ramp at the base of the city walls!
Meanwhile Lydia and Abe were hunting in St. Malo for a sweatshirt, which they were unable to find. When the tide came fully up, we walked back to the car and started the drive to Chinon.
We had never seen fields upon fields of sunflowers before, and it was incredible to see how many sunflowers are grown in the Loire valley.
We were absolutely delighted by our Airbnb in Chinon, although we didn’t take pictures of it that day. After settling in we took a brief dip in the pool and relaxed after the drive.
Then we drove to dinner. We went to a pop-up restaurant recommended by our Airbnb host. The ambience was fantastic, but everyone was still hungry because the plates were so teeny tiny.
After these appetizers we drove to Chinon and found a pizza place on the town square. My four cheese pizza was one of my favorite things I ate the entire trip. It had a local chèvre, reblochon, mozzarella, and some type of green or blue cheese. So yummy.
Abe was starting to get sick, so after we went home and headed straight to bed. Clarissa claimed the princess bed and Lydia as her bed buddy, while Clarissa and Ammon shared the adorable upstairs bedroom down the hall from ours.