Sock creatures have arrived in France.
Pirate Patrick is one of the lucky Sock Creatures who have gone on holiday to France this week. Sock Lady will write a longer post tomorrow, but for now, here is a photo of Patrick enjoying his time on the ferry last night.
Trip to France, the first day
On Saturday morning, the Sock Lady visited Le Mont Saint Michel. It was a hot day, and the Sock Creatures were very tired from all the travelling. Sock Lady was worried about them getting lost in the crowds, and so it was decided that they would rest in the car. Sock Lady told them all about the visit and even bought them a postcard as a souvenir.
Trip to France - Sunday
On Sunday, lots of people visited the sock lady's family. Some were French and some were English. They were all very interested in the sock creatures and wanted to find out more about them and where they had come from. Sock lady told them all about sock creature HQ and all the other creatures who.lived there. They had a barbecue and sock lady drank lots of French wine. The sock creatures had fun listening to the conversation and sunbathing in the garden. They were very tired that night when sock lady tucked them into bed. She told them to get some sleep as Monday was going to be a busy day.
Trip to France - Monday
On Monday after breakfast, sock lady got ready for a busy day out. They were going to visit a town called Craon, where there was a big trade fair throughout the streets. The sock creatures were worried because sock lady said there would be some big tractors on display. Sock lady said if they wanted, they could stay at home with Toska the dog. They thought this might be a good idea, even if it meant missing out on other things. After they promised to be good, sock lady left the house. Later that day she returned with tales of the lovely day out. After the trip to Craon, sock lady had visited Vitre, where she had watched Sock man eat the biggest jacket potato she had ever seen. She brought back a copy of the menu for the sock creatures to look at. She also brought back the box she had been given with marshmallows, but sock man had eaten them all!
Trip to France - Tuesday
Tuesday was another day where sock lady went out without the sock creatures. This time she visited a French market in a town called La Guerche. It was very busy, and sock lady was pleased that the sock creatures had chosen to stay at home as it was very busy, and she didn't think they would have liked seeing rabbits for sale for eating! They would have liked seeing the log man on the plant stall though.
Trip to France - Wednesday (part 1)
On Wednesday the sock lady and sock man went to visit the town of Vitre again. This time they took Pirate Patrick & Maisie the sock creatures with them. They walked around the old narrow windy streets, looking at lots of lovely things in shop windows. After their walk they went to a cafe for lunch. Sock lady let the sock creatures have some of her chips, but the best bit was when sock man let them have a little sip of his cider, which was served in what looked like a teacup.
Trip to France - Wednesday (part 2)
After lunch, sock man & sock lady said that Patrick & Maisie had been so good that they could go to the park. The park was just outside the town of Vitre and had a big pond in the middle of it. Sock lady said said that they needed to be very careful as she didn't want any sock tragedies! They had lots of fun running around the park. They saw a deer in a little house, and some doves in a big cage. They played on the slide and the climbing frame, and had a go on a seesaw. On the way back to the car they saw lots of herbs that were planted in the park. These reminded them of the herbs that grew in the garden back at home.
Trip to France - Thursday & Friday
Not a lot happened on Thursday & Friday for the Sock Creatures.
On Wednesday night, Sock lady & Sock man went out for dinner with some French friends. Sock man drank lots of alcohol and was very drunk when he came home. Sock Lady had to put him to bed, and he was so noisy that the Sock Creatures got woken up. The next morning, they were so tired that they decided to stay in bed while Sock Lady & Sock man went to St Malo for the day. It was very windy at St Malo, so the Sock Creatures decided they had made the right decision to stay behind, as they didn't want to be blown about.
On Friday Sock Lady & Sock Man went to the Supermarket to stock up on wine & French biscuits. They filled up the car boot with lots of yummy treats to take home. In the Supermarket, the Sock Creatures saw lots of strange foods that they had never tasted before. They also had a look to see if there were any nice socks that Sock lady could use to make into new Sock Creatures.
That night they all had fish & chips for tea from the English fish & chip shop that had opened in a nearby village.
On Wednesday night, Sock lady & Sock man went out for dinner with some French friends. Sock man drank lots of alcohol and was very drunk when he came home. Sock Lady had to put him to bed, and he was so noisy that the Sock Creatures got woken up. The next morning, they were so tired that they decided to stay in bed while Sock Lady & Sock man went to St Malo for the day. It was very windy at St Malo, so the Sock Creatures decided they had made the right decision to stay behind, as they didn't want to be blown about.
On Friday Sock Lady & Sock Man went to the Supermarket to stock up on wine & French biscuits. They filled up the car boot with lots of yummy treats to take home. In the Supermarket, the Sock Creatures saw lots of strange foods that they had never tasted before. They also had a look to see if there were any nice socks that Sock lady could use to make into new Sock Creatures.
That night they all had fish & chips for tea from the English fish & chip shop that had opened in a nearby village.
Trip to France - The Journey Home
On Saturday morning it was time to pack up the car and begin the long journey home. Sock Lady made sure that they had some crisps to nibble on in the car and then they started the 4 hour drive up to Le Havre to catch the evening ferry.
They arrived at the port at 1.30pm, and parked up the car while Sock Lady & Sock man went to get a drink. The Sock Creatures were fast asleep in the car, so Sock Lady left them to sleep while she went to find a nearby cafe. When they got back to the car, it was almost time to get into line to go through the ticket gate. The Sock Creatures kept watching to see when the cars in front would start moving.
They arrived at the port at 1.30pm, and parked up the car while Sock Lady & Sock man went to get a drink. The Sock Creatures were fast asleep in the car, so Sock Lady left them to sleep while she went to find a nearby cafe. When they got back to the car, it was almost time to get into line to go through the ticket gate. The Sock Creatures kept watching to see when the cars in front would start moving.
