Panic at l'Aiguillon!

You can just make out the green fishing vessel on its way back to offload its catch
Ships' graveyard (1)
Ships' graveyard (2)
Ships' graveyard (3)

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Thanks to Monique Tine has discovered a fabulous shop at l'Aiguillon, known as 'Aux P'tites Puces' ('To The Little Fleas')! She initially went for wool to crochet bedcovers for Matt & Nad (both impressed by the one she made earlier for Phil). Once inside the store - there are three different sheds - it's an Alladin's cave of items you never realised you didn't have and all those bits and bobs that you DO need.
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Anyway we went there yesterday on yet another mission, and decided afterwards, despite the grey weather, to wander around the town's waterfront (near the mouth of the River Lay). It's a working area with quite a few fishing vessels alongside leisure craft. We walked around two Plans d'Eau (man made lakes on which people learn sailing skills) and discovered a veritable burial ground of old boats, three of which you can see above.
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Not to be outdone by my youngest child I decided on an arty angle for the last photo, getting down on the grass to photograph the poppies in the foreground. I'm really pleased with the result.
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On returning chez nous we discovered my mobile phone was missing, so back to 'Aux P'tites Puces' where nothing had been found. Fearing the worst that I'd been pickpocketed we followed our earlier route back to the waterfront. You've guessed it: the phone was lying in the grass where I had been so artistic. Cheers, Phil!!