To finish off the holiday we spent a night in Cherbourg so that we didn't have such an early start for the ferry the next day. We spent a lovely evening exploring along the waters edge and had dinner in the hotel restaurant.

We visited the Château de Villandry which has had gardens since the Renaissance. It was a lovely place to visit and see the different arrangements of vegetables and flowers that had been planted throughout the grounds.

We visited Le Baud'rillé for Jessica's birthday - so her and Kai went on the high ropes whilst Laura, Nova and I watched from the forest floor. We then went out for dinner in the evening

Candes-Saint-Martin is close to the confluence of the Loire and the Vienne rivers. We went on a lovely circular walk from the town up through the nearby vineyards to the view point.

First we headed up from the river through the town.

Where we reached the vineyards and sunflower fields.

After heading across the fields above the town where we saw many fields of produce we reached the viewpoint overlooking the confluence of the rivers.

We then headed down and walked back along the edge of the town nearest the Loire - it was amazing to see the markers showing just how high the water had risen in the past.

After the walk we stopped at a picnic spot along the way back just up from the river.